FNUS71 KRNK 121516 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH COUNTRY BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1116 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 THIS MORNING. THE ONLY NOTICEABLE CHANGE WILL BE A SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION TO THE NORTH...AND AN INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ONLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY BY A COUPLE OF MILES PER HOUR BEHIND THE FRONT IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA BETWEEN LYNCHBURG AND DANVILLE AND POINTS EAST. HERE WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OVER NEW ENGLAND INTO TUESDAY...IT WILL ALLOW AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT TO THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 7 27 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 59 60 62 MIN HUMIDITY........36 31 29 30 WIND (20 FT)........NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 15 10 10 CWR.................0 0 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 39 38 33 27 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 57 54 52 50 49 MIN HUMIDITY........32 37 43 51 59 64 WIND (20 FT)........NE 5 E 2 SE 2 SE 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 30 33 36 40 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 49 54 58 61 63 MIN HUMIDITY........70 68 58 51 47 45 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 S 2 SW 5 W 7 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 20 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.HIGHC.01/RNK