FNUS71 KRNK 312302 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MOUNTAIN P BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 702 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR ALL BUT THE RIDGES OVERNIGHT...BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM INTO SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOME...BUT CONTINUE TO BE LOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY...RAISING THE HUMIDITY LEVELS MORE... AND COOLING TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............3 4 3 2 2 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 54 51 48 46 44 MIN HUMIDITY........23 37 47 56 65 74 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 5 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........24 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.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 43 54 62 68 72 MIN HUMIDITY........80 80 54 39 30 25 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 3 W 2 W 2 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 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................71 65 61 58 55 53 MIN HUMIDITY........27 36 41 47 51 54 WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 4 SW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 5 10 14 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 51 62 70 76 80 MIN HUMIDITY........64 70 51 38 31 27 WIND (20 FT)........W 4 NW 3 W 2 W 2 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.MIDDL.01/RNK