FNUS71 KRNK 122237 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTERSON RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 537 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH CENTER WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEK AS THE ARCTIC AIR STARTS TO EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY BEING CLOSER TO OUR NORMAL FOR MID JANUARY. DRIER WEATHER WILL ALSO ARRIVE...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT IN THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....16. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 32 29 27 28 30 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................30 26 24 23 23 22 MIN HUMIDITY........53 60 62 63 65 67 WIND (20 FT)........NW 7 NW 7 W 6 W 5 W 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 5 CWR.................10 0 0 0 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 11 10 9 8 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................19 17 26 31 35 37 MIN HUMIDITY........75 85 60 51 44 41 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....18. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............6 4 2 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 30 29 28 27 26 MIN HUMIDITY........47 53 57 59 70 80 WIND (20 FT)........W 4 W 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 3 9 15 17 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................24 22 33 40 45 47 MIN HUMIDITY........68 78 58 48 37 33 WIND (20 FT)........NW 0 NW 1 W 2 SW 2 S 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.PATTE.01/RNK