FNUS71 KRNK 312130 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE SHERWOOD BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 530 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 01. 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........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............1 4 6 6 5 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 55 52 49 46 44 MIN HUMIDITY........27 37 44 53 63 70 WIND (20 FT)........W 6 W 4 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH. 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................42 43 53 61 67 71 MIN HUMIDITY........79 78 52 38 29 24 WIND (20 FT)........W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 SW 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. 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................70 64 60 56 54 51 MIN HUMIDITY........27 37 43 49 54 57 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 5 11 15 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 49 60 68 74 78 MIN HUMIDITY........67 73 53 41 33 28 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 3 W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...CAMERON CRISP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.LAKES.01/RNK