FNUS71 KRNK 121509 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR DIFFICULT CREEK 2...VA DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1109 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 13. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............14 13 13 14 17 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 66 60 56 52 50 MIN HUMIDITY........33 44 53 60 63 72 WIND (20 FT)........NE 5 NE 2 E 2 E 3 E 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 34 34 35 39 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 48 57 64 69 73 MIN HUMIDITY........84 80 57 44 38 34 WIND (20 FT)........E 1 E 0 SE 2 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 15 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.DIFFI.01/RNK