FNUS71 KRNK 161754 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY GRASS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1254 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE QUITE DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUSTY AROUND 20 MPH. 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 TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...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. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS...PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 53 50 46 43 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 33 46 51 55 55 RH..................55 55 37 30 31 34 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 20 23 26 31 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 49 45 41 39 38 RH..................36 45 54 64 71 75 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 19 32 44 45 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 41 49 54 58 60 RH..................78 63 50 45 39 36 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 2 W 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.HIDDE.01/RNK