FNUS71 KRNK 181153 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PILLOW...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 753 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY TODAY... ...WINDS MAY GUST TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... DRY CONDITIONS TODAY SHOULD GIVE WAY TO MODERATING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MID WEEK. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA WILL DRIFT SOUTH TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER...OR JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA...TUESDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RIPPLE EAST ALONG THE FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING CLOUD COVER...HIGHER HUMIDITY...AND THE THREAT OF RAIN. A RELATIVELY MILD AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT...A TRANSITION TO COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT HIGH CLOUDS). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........CALM WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............33 41 46 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 69 73 75 RH..................52 42 37 35 MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 1500 2000 2700 20 FT WIND..........E 2 SE 3 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 49 51 54 56 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 64 61 58 56 54 RH..................44 54 62 69 75 79 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SE 1 S 2 S 2 SW 2 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 47 48 49 51 54 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................52 51 59 65 70 72 RH..................84 86 66 55 48 47 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 NE 4 E 3 SW 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 5 5 CWR.................0 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...JIM JARVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101018.PILLO.01/RNK