FNUS71 KRNK 261513 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLURE FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1113 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 EDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... *** THANKS FOR THE OBSERVATION. MADE SMALL EDITS TO INCREASE CLOUD COVER AND RH. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT FROM THE SW OR S AT THE SITE MOST OF THE MORNING...BUT MAY BEGIN TO GUST MORE FROM THE SW OR W BY NOON. STRONGER GUSTS UP NEAR THE RDIGE TOP. STILL EXPECTING SOME RAIN TO MOVE IN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND A BRIEF LIGHT SHOWER MAYBE EVEN BEFORE THAT. LET US KNOW IF CONDITIONS CHANGE OR IF THE FIRE SPREADS. *** A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING...WILL SLOWLY WORK ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD SLOWLY WORK ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE ON MONDAY BEFORE STALLING JUST EAST OF THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF A SHOWER THIS MORNING. THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 73 69 70 73 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................68 74 75 77 79 RH..................82 65 60 58 55 20 FT WIND..........W 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 15 15 CWR.................50 50 50 40 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 1 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 70 72 72 70 69 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................76 72 69 66 64 63 RH..................60 73 86 96 100 100 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 4 NW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 5 SW 4 W 4 W 3 NW 2 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................40 40 40 40 30 30 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 75 71 66 62 63 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................62 65 71 76 79 82 RH..................100 92 76 65 56 53 20 FT WIND..........W 0 W 2 W 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 0 W 1 W 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 10 15 CWR.................30 30 30 30 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...KEIGHTON REQUESTED BY...DANIEL WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090726.MCCLU.01/RNK