FNUS71 KRNK 071652
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALDWELL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1152 AM EST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1113 EST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT ARRIVES IN THE AREA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. COLDER HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST
WEDNESDAY AND SHIFT OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY.
&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............58     74     86     92
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................42     47     51     50
RH..................58     48     44     49
20 FT WIND..........E 2    S 4    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1    S 3    S 4    S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      10     10
CWR.................0      0      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............92     93     92     91     76     31
WEATHER COV.........       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RNSN   SNOW   NONE
TEMP................47     44     41     40     38     37
RH..................54     63     68     68     64     57
20 FT WIND..........S 5    SW 5   W 4    W 4    W 6    NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      10     15     25
EYE LEVEL WIND......S 4    SW 4   W 3    W 3    W 4    NW 8
EYE LVL WND GST.....10     10     5      10     15     25
CWR.................10     30     40     30     30     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............40     48     56     59     56     46
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................34     31     34     36     37     38
RH..................56     56     46     40     36     32
20 FT WIND..........NW 10  NW 12  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     30     30     30     30     30
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 8   NW 9   NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10
EYE LVL WND GST.....25     30     30     30     30     30
CWR.................10     0      0      0      10     10

$$
FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER
REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110207.CALDW.01/RNK