FNUS71 KRNK 191655 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCADIA BURN...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1155 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND STALL ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RAINFALL INTO THE AREA TOWARD WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE EAST ALONG THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THE SYSTEM WITH DRIER WEATHER ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WEST WINDS AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............17 23 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 59 59 MIN HUMIDITY........46 40 41 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 15 12 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 58 64 74 81 85 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 49 47 46 45 44 MIN HUMIDITY........56 63 67 71 74 78 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 2 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...RICHARD CHELLBERG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100119.ARCAD.01/RNK