FNUS71 KRNK 231324 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR BROADWELL TRACT...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 924 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG MORNING INVERSION SHOULD MIX OUT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SHIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT MAINTAINS ITS PRESENCE ACROSS OUR AREA. A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION SATURDAY STALLING ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............7 8 11 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 88 92 93 RH..................55 43 35 33 20 FT WIND..........W 2 SW 1 S 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...DON KUYKENDALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100923.BROAD.01/RNK