FNUS71 KRNK 151437 AAA FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR VA HIGHLANDS HORSE TRAIL...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1037 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING THE NEXT GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION BY SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............28 34 38 39 WEATHER COV.........AREAS ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 70 72 75 MIN HUMIDITY........76 72 69 64 WIND (20 FT)........S 2 SW 3 SW 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HUDGINS REQUESTED BY...COOKIE PATTERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100715.VAHIG.01/RNK