FNUS71 KRNK 142223 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR CC...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 523 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A STRONG AND MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT MOVE EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF TUESDAY...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. THIS PERSISTENT DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS WEEK. GRASSES ARE FULLY CURED AND WOODLAND LEAF LITTER WILL CONTINUE TO DRY DUE TO LACK OF WETTING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY WHEN SURFACE TEMPERATURES SURGE BACK INTO THE 60S...POSSIBLY 70...ALONG WITH THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 38 TO 47 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............40 45 37 29 21 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 41 40 37 37 40 RH..................39 41 43 46 45 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 14 NW 14 NW 11 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....40 40 30 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....40 40 30 30 30 25 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 4 4 6 7 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................36 36 42 45 48 50 RH..................47 47 33 26 22 22 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 6 W 4 NW 3 W 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5 NW 4 W 3 NW 2 W 2 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NMF REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110214.CC___.01/RNK