FNUS71 KRNK 021350 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PEACH ORCHARD SAFETY ZONE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 950 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY...WITH THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAINLY IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO CLOSE TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. 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........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 73 80 82 MIN HUMIDITY........35 29 22 18 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 SW 3 S 5 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 8 12 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............3 5 7 9 10 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 70 63 60 57 55 MIN HUMIDITY........20 31 40 48 55 60 WIND (20 FT)........SE 5 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 11 15 20 24 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 53 60 68 73 75 MIN HUMIDITY........65 64 50 39 34 31 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 11 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 30 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...CAMERON CRISP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.PEACH.01/RNK