FNUS71 KRNK 081534 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD COMPLEX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1134 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1049 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE FINALLY BREAK THE WARM AND DRY SPELL THURSDAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AHEAD OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AND BLUSTERY BEHIND IT FRIDAY. 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. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE 20S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A WEST WIND UP TO 15 MPH. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER EACH NIGHT WITH FROST POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 38 66 90 WEATHER COV......... S CHC LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................70 74 80 74 MIN HUMIDITY........77 65 50 65 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 S 9 SW 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 30 30 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 5 S 7 SW 8 SW 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 25 30 30 CWR.................0 10 20 70 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO WNW WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. BECOMING NW MIDNIGHT AND ONWARDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............86 94 93 76 52 40 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................70 66 61 59 54 48 MIN HUMIDITY........68 73 74 75 72 65 WIND (20 FT)........SW 10 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 10 10 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 7 W 4 W 4 W 4 NW 4 W 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....25 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................90 70 50 40 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 29 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 40 30 22 17 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 45 50 54 57 58 MIN HUMIDITY........70 70 52 41 34 29 WIND (20 FT)........W 4 NW 4 W 6 W 9 W 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 3 NW 3 W 5 W 7 W 8 W 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100408.GLENW.01/RNK