FNUS71 KRNK 021110 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR FENWICK MINES...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 710 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAINTAINING AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT... A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION INTO SATURDAY...MAINTAINING CLEAR AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES BY DAY...WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN MOST AREAS TODAY...WITH THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAINLY IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY. A WEAKENING MAINLY DRY COOL FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER BACK INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE THE WEATHER REMAINS DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 72 77 81 MIN HUMIDITY........40 28 23 20 WIND (20 FT)........NW 1 N 2 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............2 3 5 7 8 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................79 70 63 59 56 54 MIN HUMIDITY........22 36 46 54 61 69 WIND (20 FT)........SE 5 SE 5 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 10 15 20 25 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................51 51 59 68 72 76 MIN HUMIDITY........78 79 59 44 38 35 WIND (20 FT)........SE 2 SE 3 S 5 S 8 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 20 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WERT REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.FENWI.01/RNK