FNUS71 KRNK 231458 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR CUBVILLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1058 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN STALL OVER NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD START TO LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND SLOWLY SLIDE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. INCREASING HUMIDITY AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY WITH MORE SHOWERS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 400 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 86 91 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 62 65 MIN HUMIDITY........48 38 40 WIND (20 FT)........W 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 CWR.................10 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............87 76 79 83 88 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 57 55 53 52 51 MIN HUMIDITY........40 55 61 66 70 74 WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 NW 2 N 3 NE 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................30 30 30 30 50 50 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 90 93 96 98 99 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 51 54 57 59 60 MIN HUMIDITY........81 79 73 70 68 65 WIND (20 FT)........E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.................50 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.CUBVI.01/RNK