FNUS71 KRNK 042219 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN WINGED...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 619 PM EDT SUN APR 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 20 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 8 10 12 16 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 68 65 61 58 56 MIN HUMIDITY........26 30 36 45 54 61 WIND (20 FT)........S 0 SE 0 SE 1 S 2 S 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AROUND 10 AM...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AROUND 1 PM...THEN 4600 FT AGL BY 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 34 48 63 73 72 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................53 53 60 66 71 74 MIN HUMIDITY........70 78 63 55 49 40 WIND (20 FT)........SW 3 W 4 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........250 350 1500 2700 3700 4600 CWR.................0 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HUDGINS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.GOLDE.01/RNK