FNUS71 KRNK 230109
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS TUNNEL 09...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
909 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2057 EDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
WEEKEND. EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER INTO THE SOUTHEAST
OR SOUTH AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST...ALLOWING FOR A SLOW INCREASE
OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
INCREASE EACH DAY. ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. A COOL FRONT IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL.

&&

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............27     33     31     33     38
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................71     65     63     61     59
RH..................54     66     72     78     83
20 FT WIND..........S 2    SW 2   W 2    W 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5                           5
EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2    SW 1   W 1    W 1    NW 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....5                           5
MIX HGT (FT)........2900   2900   2900   2900   2900
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............41     45     50     55     59     61
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................58     62     68     73     77     78
RH..................89     78     63     54     49     47
20 FT WIND..........NW 1   NW 1   W 1    SW 2   SW 4   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             5      10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 1   NW 1   W 1    SW 1   SW 3   SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....5             5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........6400   6400   6400   6400   6400   6400
TRANSPORT WIND......S 3    SW 9   SW 8   S 7    S 9    S 10
CWR.................10     10     10     20     20     30

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090522.LEWIS.02/RNK