FNUS71 KRNK 091321
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR RX BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
821 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL AGAIN RESULT IN RATHER LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT.
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS MOISTURE
IN ADVANCE OF IDA STREAMS NORTH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR MID AND LATE WEEK BRINGING A RETURN OF
DRIER WEATHER FROM LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
RH..................62     52     43     39     40
20 FT WIND..........NE 0   SE 3   S 5    S 4    SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...RONHOLLIFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.RXBUR.01/RNK