FNUS71 KRNK 051225 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK GARDEN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 825 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0730 EDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COOL FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY BEFORE STALLING OVER NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT SHIFTS BACK NORTH OF US FRIDAY WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE ENTIRE REGION WILL REMAIN VERY DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD...SO OTHER THAN SOME CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME...NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 1 5 11 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 62 65 69 72 74 MIN HUMIDITY........69 58 48 44 42 39 WIND (20 FT)........S 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 27 30 33 36 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 67 64 62 60 59 MIN HUMIDITY........43 50 57 64 71 74 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 S 4 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 10 10 10 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 17 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 45 52 59 63 65 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 59 64 67 69 70 MIN HUMIDITY........79 71 61 54 50 46 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 5 W 8 W 10 W 11 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 25 30 30 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...WJ COBER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100505.ELKGA.01/RNK