FNUS71 KRNK 050110
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIFFICULT CREEK...VA DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
910 PM EDT SUN APR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT
ALLOWING A BACKDOOR FRONT TO SAG SOUTH TOWARD THE REGION MONDAY.
DURING THIS TIME LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WEST
MONDAY. LOOKING AT A 10 TO 15 MPH BREEZE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH
INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND HUMIDITY LEVELS STAYING GENERALLY ABOVE 30
PERCENT. THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE MOUNTAINS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH DRY AND WARM WEATHER SUSTAINED INTO
WEDNESDAY. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN COMES THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL 1 PM INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............18     23     23     30     36     41
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................57     57     66     74     79     82
                    MIN HUMIDITY........90     87     66     48     35     30
WIND (20 FT)........SE 2   S 2    SW 4   W 6    W 11   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     18     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      10     10

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.DIFFI.01/RNK