FNUS71 KRNK 212002 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR CUBVILLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN VIRIGNIA WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. CLEARING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK HIGH SLIDES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON THURSDAY MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING A RENEWED THREAT OF SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING HUMIDITY ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............64 56 49 37 24 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 54 51 49 48 47 MIN HUMIDITY........44 46 52 58 63 66 WIND (20 FT)........NW 3 NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 10 30 52 54 63 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................46 48 53 56 59 61 MIN HUMIDITY........69 62 50 42 38 36 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 2 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 20 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............56 50 46 43 42 44 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 55 52 49 47 46 MIN HUMIDITY........38 48 55 59 61 63 WIND (20 FT)........W 6 W 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 5 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 52 54 56 59 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................44 46 51 55 58 60 MIN HUMIDITY........70 73 61 51 46 45 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 W 2 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.CUBVI.02/RNK