FNUS71 KRNK 231913 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS TUNNEL 09...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 313 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 EDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER THE REGION...ALONG WITH A POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER OR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. A COOL FRONT IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. && .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............39 31 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................77 78 RH..................53 52 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 3 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6400 6400 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 14 CWR.................20 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 43 52 60 67 74 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................76 73 69 65 63 62 RH..................55 61 68 74 79 80 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................20 20 10 10 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 73 76 78 78 82 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 63 67 70 73 74 RH..................86 78 71 66 61 59 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 SE 2 SE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 4200 4200 4200 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND......S 2 SW 7 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 7 CWR.................20 30 30 30 50 50 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...RON SWANN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090523.LEWIS.01/RNK