FNUS71 KRNK 071333 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR FORE MOUNTAIN...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 933 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0913 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WILL BE UPGRADING TO RED FLAG WARNING SOON... EXPECTING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH JUST HIGH CLOUDS SPILLING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HUMIDITIES ARE GOING TO DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY NOON TO 1 PM...AND GUSTING TO 20-22 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY. THE WEATHER BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE MORE SEASONAL THAN CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING ...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE BY AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............16 18 22 25 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 73 79 82 82 MIN HUMIDITY........48 39 28 20 18 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 W 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 25 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 2 W 5 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 15 25 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 30 35 42 49 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 75 71 67 65 63 MIN HUMIDITY........24 35 44 52 57 63 WIND (20 FT)........SW 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 71 81 92 100 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 59 63 66 68 68 MIN HUMIDITY........70 71 63 56 50 48 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 20 25 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 4 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 W 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 15 20 25 CWR.................10 20 20 30 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100407.FOREM.01/RNK