FNUS71 KRNK 111835 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR FS CABIN SNODGRASS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 235 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE ONLY NOTICEABLE CHANGE WILL BE A SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION TO THE NORTH...AND AN INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. WINDS WILL ONLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY BY A COUPLE OF MILES PER HOUR BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASING A FEW MILES PER HOUR...AND AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS...THE CHANCE FOR DEW MONDAY MORNING IS LOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS SFC WINDS COME AROUND TO THE EAST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 11 12 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................63 65 66 66 MIN HUMIDITY........28 26 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............13 14 7 16 24 31 36 39 39 33 25 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................64 60 56 54 52 50 48 47 45 44 43 42 MIN HUMIDITY........26 31 36 38 41 45 50 54 58 62 65 69 20 FT WIND DIR......W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 60 58 56 54 52 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................40 46 51 55 58 60 MIN HUMIDITY........74 61 50 43 40 40 WIND (20 FT)........NE 2 N 2 N 4 NE 5 NE 4 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.FSCAB.01/RNK