FNUS71 KRNK 052324 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR VDOF JOHNSON MTN FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 724 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1916 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DECREASING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MAKE IT INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND MAYBE EVEN THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS. MAIN THREAT OF STORMS WILL BE IN THE AREA FROM THE GREENBRIER VALLEY SOUTH TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...WITH EMPHASIS FROM BLUEFIELD TO MOUNT ROGERS. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST WILL SWING WINDS SOUTHWEST AGAIN TUESDAY...AND INCREASE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S AND LOWER 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S IN THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE WEST IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A TAD COOLER AND WITH DEWPOINTS ABOUT THE SAME...THE HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN COMES WITH A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE MORE SEASONAL THAN CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............44 41 39 37 32 21 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP................76 71 67 64 61 59 MIN HUMIDITY........46 60 73 82 88 91 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 4 W 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 4 W 3 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 6 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.................30 10 10 10 10 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 3 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 59 69 78 84 88 MIN HUMIDITY........95 85 56 40 33 29 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 1 W 1 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........7700 7700 7700 7700 7700 7700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 0 S 0 SW 5 W 10 SW 16 SW 17 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HUDGINS REQUESTED BY...SUE TENNANT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100405.VDOFJ.01/RNK