FNUS71 KRNK 201032 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHOUSE...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 632 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0640 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ALLOWS FOR A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO SET IN AFTER MIDDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE UNDER 10 MPH. THIS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THE HUMIDITY LEVELS...BUT STILL LOOKING AT DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT...BUT WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AFTER 2 PM. THE SLOW MOVING LOW LOW PRESSURE IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT WILL SWING NORTHEAST ACROSS OUR AREA BY TUESDAY. LOOK FOR SHOWERS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 7 9 11 15 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 38 49 57 63 67 MIN HUMIDITY........74 79 55 42 34 29 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 NW 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 36 41 46 50 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 61 57 54 52 50 MIN HUMIDITY........31 42 49 56 62 69 WIND (20 FT)........SW 3 S 2 S 1 S 1 SW 1 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 53 66 78 87 92 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................47 44 52 58 62 65 MIN HUMIDITY........75 82 66 55 47 42 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 2 SW 2 S 4 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.................0 10 10 10 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.POWDE.02/RNK