FNUS71 KRNK 291546 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HUFF HOLLOW RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1146 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON BUT LIGHTER WINDS... DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL BRING HUMIDITY LEVELS OF AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL ONLY BE AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS LESS THAN 20 MPH. BEGINNING FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN THE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER...BECAUSE TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP TO 10 DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL AGAIN BE LOW...GENERALLY 25 TO 30 PERCENT. THE THREAT FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BEGINS SATURDAY...AND THEN INCREASES FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 18 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 66 68 MIN HUMIDITY........38 32 30 WIND (20 FT)........SW 3 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 13 14 16 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 61 55 51 49 48 MIN HUMIDITY........33 43 56 68 78 83 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 12 15 18 19 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 50 59 67 72 76 MIN HUMIDITY........91 77 55 42 35 31 WIND (20 FT)........SW 1 S 1 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...CORRIGAN REQUESTED BY...HAROLD SUTHERLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.HUFFH.01/RNK