FNUS71 KRNK 131747 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR VA HIGHLANDS HORSE TRAIL PROJECT...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 147 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOULD SEE ADDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. AFTER TODAY...WE START DRYING OUT AGAIN GOING BACK INTO TYPICAL SUMMER LIKE WEATHER WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............92 90 88 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................66 67 67 MIN HUMIDITY........91 93 94 WIND (20 FT)........SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 CWR.................60 80 80 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............90 97 98 92 84 84 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 66 65 64 62 61 MIN HUMIDITY........93 93 94 95 96 100 WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 SW 2 W 2 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................80 80 50 50 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............82 61 57 54 51 44 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................59 64 67 70 72 73 MIN HUMIDITY........100 93 83 77 73 69 WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HUDGINS REQUESTED BY...COOKIE PATTERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100713.VAHIG.01/RNK