FNUS71 KRNK 221723 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HUFF HOLLOW RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 123 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING THIS EVENING. DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SLIDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE PERIOD WHEN SHOWERS MAY BE IN THE AREA WILL BE FROM 400 PM THROUGH 800 PM. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT BEFORE STALLING OVER NORTH CAROLINA BY EARLY FRIDAY. THIS FRONT SHOULD LIFT BACK NORTH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS. INCREASING HUMIDITY AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............65 65 60 WEATHER COV......... ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE........NONE RW RW TEMP................66 68 68 MIN HUMIDITY........32 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 CWR.................10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 59 61 64 67 71 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 59 56 52 50 49 MIN HUMIDITY........36 46 53 61 68 74 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 2 NW 3 W 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 5 5 CWR.................20 20 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 85 81 73 69 74 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................46 49 55 60 63 66 MIN HUMIDITY........84 78 70 59 52 49 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 3 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................20 40 40 40 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...HAROLD SUTHERLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.HUFFH.01/RNK