FNUS71 KRNK 170101 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR CC FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 801 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1957 EST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL DRIFT EAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MOISTURE SHOULD RECOVER SOME TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS DEWPOINTS RISE...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE ASIDE FROM SOME PERIODIC CLOUDINESS THROUGH THURSDAY...THE WEATHER WILL BE FAIR AND DRY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WELL ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT FRIDAY...AND REMAIN GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY. PROSPECTS FOR RAIN LOOK SLIM UNTIL PERHAPS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............16 23 28 30 38 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 48 44 41 45 43 RH..................35 44 54 62 55 60 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 W 1 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............33 27 29 32 34 38 42 45 46 45 41 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................41 39 42 46 50 53 55 58 60 61 62 61 RH..................64 68 62 55 49 47 45 43 41 39 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.....1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110216.CCFIR.01/RNK