FNUS71 KRNK 011303 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 903 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT... A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING CLEAR AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES BY DAY...WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE 20S ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING COOL FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES ON SATURDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF SHOWER OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER BACK INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 62 68 72 MIN HUMIDITY........51 41 33 25 WIND (20 FT)........W 4 W 4 W 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 58 55 55 52 MIN HUMIDITY........29 35 43 47 48 53 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. 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 50 62 71 77 81 MIN HUMIDITY........60 60 41 30 25 22 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 3 W 3 SW 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WERT REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.MIDDL.01/RNK