FNUS71 KRNK 161802 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE- P CO....VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 202 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1359 EDT ON JUNE 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND VERY HUMID AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED... MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 9 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............72 76 74 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................81 83 84 MIN HUMIDITY........70 65 62 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 W 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 2 W 2 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 CWR.................60 60 60 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 69 62 54 47 42 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................82 78 74 72 70 68 MIN HUMIDITY........67 78 86 89 91 90 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 2 S 1 SW 1 SW 2 W 1 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................60 30 30 20 20 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............38 35 38 40 40 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 70 76 80 83 85 MIN HUMIDITY........94 82 67 58 51 48 WIND (20 FT)........W 1 W 2 W 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 1 W 2 W 3 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...540-808-3542 TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100616.WILDF.01/RNK