FNUS71 KRNK 081153 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTERSON CREEK RX BURN...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 653 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING BRINGING CLOUDS AND SOME SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE WAVE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. PASSAGE OF THE WAVE WILL RESULT IN NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AS AN INVERSION BECOMES ESTABLISHED AROUND 800 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON 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 PORTION OF THE NATION DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK...BRINGING AN INCREASING THREAT OF A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 75 62 49 40 38 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................32 37 48 55 59 61 MIN HUMIDITY........60 49 33 28 27 27 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 2 NW 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 15 15 15 CWR.................20 20 10 10 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........77 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 34 31 27 24 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 50 44 43 40 38 MIN HUMIDITY........36 46 57 60 65 68 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 23 31 39 46 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................36 40 50 56 59 61 MIN HUMIDITY........75 68 51 42 38 37 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 NW 2 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WERT REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.PATTE.02/RNK