FNUS71 KRNK 091731 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 131 PM EDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1236 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATING AFTER SUNDAY. UNTIL THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. SATURDAYS WINDS WILL BE ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY ARE TODAY...AND THEN COMPLETELY DIMINISH FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. THE AIRMASS THAT IS OVER THE AREA IS DRY...AND COMBINED WITH THE WIND...WILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR DRYING TODAY...AND AGAIN SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............38 35 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 62 58 MIN HUMIDITY........34 29 34 WIND (20 FT)........W 12 W 16 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 6 W 8 W 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............20 8 4 3 1 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 50 47 43 41 39 MIN HUMIDITY........35 42 48 54 57 60 WIND (20 FT)........W 10 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 10 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 1 3 5 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 39 48 55 60 63 MIN HUMIDITY........67 63 43 33 27 23 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 4 W 6 W 8 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 8 10 12 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100409.GLENW.01/RNK