FNUS71 KRNK 231151 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN FALLS FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 751 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 EDT ON JUNE 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND GENERALLY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME WEAK IMPULSES IN WESTERLY FLOW COULD HELP KICK OFF WIDELY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOST LOCATIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............35 39 37 38 50 51 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 74 80 84 87 87 MIN HUMIDITY........100 78 66 56 49 50 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 3 W 4 NW 5 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 15 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 1 W 2 W 3 NW 4 NW 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 10 15 10 CWR.................10 10 10 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 44 35 26 20 18 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 79 75 72 70 69 MIN HUMIDITY........54 64 78 88 93 95 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 3 W 1 W 2 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 4 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 3 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 10 CWR.................30 20 20 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 21 28 34 39 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 71 78 83 86 89 MIN HUMIDITY........98 89 70 58 51 46 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 3 W 5 W 7 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 15 15 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 4 W 2 W 4 W 5 NW 7 NW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 10 15 15 20 CWR.................10 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KEIGHTON REQUESTED BY...DENNIS MCCARTHY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100623.TWINF.01/RNK