FNUS71 KRNK 131454 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK...VA DIVISION OF STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1054 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM FRONT WILL WORK NORTH INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AS A DISTURBANCE SHIFTS SOUTHEAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER...AND POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THE MAIN THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO STAY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS...TO NORTH OF LYNCHBURG IN THE PIEDMONT. AT THE SAME TIME...THE OUTFLOW FROM THIS COMPLEX WILL SHIFT WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTH BRIEFLY AND COULD SPARK SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE BLUE RIDGE AND NEW RIVER VALLEY...EAST INTO THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AREA. TONIGHT...THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK SOUTH OF THE AREA AS SHOWERS MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LOW CLOUDS. MUCH COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVES OFFSHORE THURSDAY...AND BRING A WARMING TREND INTO INTO FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AFTER THE BACK DOOR FRONT THURSDAY EVENING...WILL BE ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).............39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE TEMP................75 MIN HUMIDITY........27 WIND (20 FT)........W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 CWR.................10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 36 40 45 50 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 75 72 68 62 56 MIN HUMIDITY........27 27 31 39 51 67 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 NW 4 N 3 NE 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...FORREST ATWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.HUNGR.01/RNK