FNUS71 KRNK 261753 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLURE FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 153 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 EDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... *** BUSY WITH SEVERE WEATHER TO THE EAST. THE FORECAST BELOW STILL INCLUDES CHANCE OFR SHOWERS TODAY AT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE...BUT PROBABLY THIS TOO HIGH NOW. STILL A FEW SHOWERS MAY SNEAK IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST. *** 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 SUNDAY 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. A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. && .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............85 75 72 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................76 78 77 RH..................65 56 57 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 W 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 4 W 5 SW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 CWR.................50 60 50 .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 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 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 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 70 72 72 70 69 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................75 72 69 66 64 63 RH..................61 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 4 SW 4 W 4 W 3 NW 2 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................50 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.02/RNK