FNUS71 KRNK 071906 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTERSON CREEK RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 206 PM EST SUN MAR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK RESULTING IN MILDER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING INCREASED CLOUDINESS...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BRING ANY PRECIPITATION. THE DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THIS WILL FAIRLY STRONG NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND 800 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TUESDAY...AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST... INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN U.S. BY MID OR LATE WEEK BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 34 34 35 40 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 49 45 42 40 38 MIN HUMIDITY........22 26 32 38 55 73 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 2 W 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION...LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 65 69 52 37 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................34 37 46 53 57 60 MIN HUMIDITY........64 60 42 37 32 32 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 0 0 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 35 33 32 30 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 51 47 45 43 41 MIN HUMIDITY........41 50 56 57 59 63 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 33 39 45 50 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 40 48 53 57 60 MIN HUMIDITY........72 69 53 47 42 39 WIND (20 FT)........N 2 NW 1 SW 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.PATTE.01/RNK