FNUS71 KRNK 012352 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 752 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1941 EDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD BY THE WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK TO SEASONAL NORMALS OVER THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEW RIVER VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............59 59 59 59 61 57 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................74 70 66 64 62 61 RH..................55 63 71 75 78 82 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 4 W 4 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 5 W 5 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................30 30 20 20 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 50 52 58 63 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 62 66 69 72 74 RH..................85 82 69 61 56 53 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 4 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 55 53 51 49 47 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 69 66 64 62 61 RH..................57 63 70 75 77 79 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 NW 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 W 4 NW 2 NW 2 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 5 10 10 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 43 45 48 46 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 63 69 72 75 77 RH..................84 87 68 51 44 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 W 4 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 W 3 NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...CASS HANCOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090701.TRACE.01/RNK