FNUS71 KRNK 140234 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDLEY...WILDLAND FORESTRY & ENV. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 934 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ...WINDY AND DRY MONDAY... ...LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION THE NEXT 6 DAYS... A STRONG BUT MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERSISTENT DRY WEATHER...IN COMBINATION WITH THE STRONG WINDS BY AFTERNOON...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN THE FIRE DANGER. && .MONDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP................46 54 61 64 62 RH..................49 37 28 21 25 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 12 W 14 W 17 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 30 30 25 .MONDAY NIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP................59 53 49 46 44 42 RH..................28 33 39 42 46 49 20 FT WIND..........W 10 W 9 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 15 15 15 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP................37 36 43 48 52 54 RH..................58 57 39 31 26 24 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 NE 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...BRANDON PRICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110214.WINDL.01/RNK