FNUS71 KRNK 081555 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAINEY FIRE...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1155 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1149 EDT ON JULY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL SPREAD MOISTURE WESTWARD INTO THE AREA...AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO HELP GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............23 29 39 52 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................82 86 88 86 MIN HUMIDITY........52 44 41 44 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 NE 2 NE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....E 1 NE 1 NE 1 SE 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6500 6500 6500 6500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 5 E 3 E 3 SE 5 CWR.................0 0 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH LATE. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 62 60 52 45 41 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................84 80 76 72 70 69 MIN HUMIDITY........48 57 68 77 82 86 WIND (20 FT)........S 1 S 1 E 3 NE 4 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 1 S 1 E 2 NE 3 E 2 SE 2 EYE LVL WND GST..... 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4600 4600 4600 4600 4600 4600 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 2 S 0 NE 7 NE 10 E 7 S 2 CWR.................20 30 30 30 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 7 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 37 40 44 49 58 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 70 75 79 81 84 MIN HUMIDITY........88 78 69 63 59 56 WIND (20 FT)........S 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 2 W 2 W 2 W 4 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4700 4700 4700 4700 4700 4700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 0 S 0 S 2 SW 5 SW 7 SW 6 CWR.................10 20 20 20 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100708.CHAIN.01/RNK