FNUS71 KRNK 311412 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN WINGED...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1012 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST INTO THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS THAN SEEN ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE AIRMASS REMAINS DRY... AND ONCE THE INVERSION IS BROKEN...THE DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WHILE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS LIKELY TO DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT...THIS WILL OCCUR AROUND 300 PM. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN 25 PERCENT OR HIGHER THROUGH 200 PM. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...THEN WILL KEEP THINGS DRY INTO THE WEEKEND...AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 2 2 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 58 62 64 MIN HUMIDITY........47 32 25 21 WIND (20 FT)........NW 6 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 20 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 57 54 51 49 47 MIN HUMIDITY........24 31 37 45 53 59 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 45 55 62 67 71 MIN HUMIDITY........67 67 51 42 36 32 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 3 NW 4 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.GOLDE.01/RNK