FNUS71 KRNK 211246 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLY FLATS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 846 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 EDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY THIS WEEKEND. EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER INTO THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...ALLOWING FOR A SLOW INCREASE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE WEEKEND...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. UNTIL THAT TIME...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS PRECIPITATION FREE. && .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP................52 61 68 72 73 RH..................57 49 44 40 40 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP................72 69 64 60 57 56 RH..................40 43 51 57 60 60 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...CASS HANCOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090521.KELLY.01/RNK