FNUS71 KRNK 171528 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVOIR RIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1128 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1109 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ...DRY AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY PRODUCED SOME SHOWERS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND. THIS DRYING WIND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE THREAT OF FIRE SPREAD...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN...PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AFTER TODAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH...TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO SEASONAL AND DRY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............11 9 2 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 65 66 67 MIN HUMIDITY........45 34 27 25 WIND (20 FT)........W 11 NW 11 NW 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 8 NW 8 NW 8 W 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....25 25 20 20 CWR.................10 5 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............6 12 19 22 21 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 56 51 47 44 41 MIN HUMIDITY........27 32 39 47 56 64 WIND (20 FT)........NW 10 NW 7 W 5 W 2 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 7 NW 5 W 4 W 1 NW 2 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 19 19 21 23 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 40 46 51 54 57 MIN HUMIDITY........75 74 51 40 36 32 WIND (20 FT)........NW 3 W 2 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 2 W 2 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...JASON VANATTA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100417.RESER.01/RNK