FNUS71 KRNK 072101 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 501 PM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1634 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL ABOUT 7 PM TODAY. THE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND 20S THIS AFTERNOON WILL RECOVER TO THE 30S AND 40S BY LATE EVENING AND 70S AROUND DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL STAY UP ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES TONIGHT BUT ONLY SEEING ABOUT 9 TO 13 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS THERE. WE FINALLY BREAK THE WARM AND DRY SPELL THURSDAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE BLUSTERY BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY. THE WEATHER BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE MORE SEASONAL WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. SKY WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OPQUE CLOUD COVER BY 4AM...AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL MOVE IN BY 9AM THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............17 33 32 32 32 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 70 67 64 62 61 MIN HUMIDITY........34 42 49 56 63 69 WIND (20 FT)........SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 79 86 92 95 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................59 57 58 59 53 54 MIN HUMIDITY........65 71 72 72 85 76 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 20 20 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 4 S 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................0 20 50 70 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100407.LAURE.01/RNK