FNUS71 KRNK 212133 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 533 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1724 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SHIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST...BUT CONTINUE TO EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE STALLING SOUTH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............45 39 41 44 42 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 73 69 66 64 63 RH..................46 54 63 70 76 82 20 FT WIND..........SE 4 SE 4 S 3 S 2 S 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 2 S 2 S 1 S 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 49 46 47 51 54 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................61 63 72 80 85 87 RH..................91 88 64 49 40 39 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 1 SW 2 SW 3 W 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 1 S 1 SW 1 SW 2 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 10 15 CWR.................10 10 10 30 30 30 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............55 49 48 47 46 41 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................84 77 72 69 66 64 RH..................45 62 71 78 82 87 20 FT WIND..........W 5 SW 1 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 SW 1 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 CWR.................30 20 20 20 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 35 35 36 38 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 63 73 80 86 88 RH..................94 91 66 52 44 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 2 W 2 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 1 NW 1 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100921.AUSTI.01/RNK