FNUS71 KRNK 051131 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY HILL...VA DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 731 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 06. 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 (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 13 23 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 56 64 71 76 80 MIN HUMIDITY........78 74 56 45 37 34 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 NW 1 E 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 28 26 22 18 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 75 71 68 66 64 MIN HUMIDITY........34 42 50 58 66 72 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 24 36 46 52 53 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................62 66 72 78 82 83 MIN HUMIDITY........79 67 52 42 36 34 WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 W 3 W 5 W 7 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 15 20 25 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.GRASS.01/RNK