FNUS71 KRNK 252015 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 415 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1602 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 MPH AT TIMES...RH MAY FALL TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS RISING A FEW MORE DEGREES. WITH DRIER AIR IN PLACE AND WINDS BECOMING LIGHT...TEMPS AND MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD FALL OFF RATHER QUICKLY TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS AROUND 10000 FEET ARRIVING AROUND MIDNIGHT...CAUSING TEMPS TO STEADY OR RISE A FEW DEGREES TOWARDS MORNING. A SHIFT IN THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL RESULT IN A WET PERIOD BEGINNING SUNDAY. THE FRONT THAT STALLS OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE DIRECTLY OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE A 24 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY...THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN FALLING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 39 43 55 59 68 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................84 71 67 62 59 62 RH..................35 43 50 58 64 68 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 6 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 5 N 4 NE 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 15 15 10 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 83 89 95 99 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................61 59 60 61 62 62 RH..................74 79 77 75 74 76 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 2 E 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 CWR.................10 20 20 40 40 70 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...GREG SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100925.LEE__.01/RNK