FNUS71 KRNK 162028 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY GRASS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 328 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 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 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. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............19 24 37 32 27 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 49 45 41 44 43 RH..................33 41 49 59 52 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 2 W 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 13 SW 10 SW 6 S 1 SW 0 NW 3 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 32 32 42 47 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................40 41 49 54 58 60 RH..................64 64 50 46 42 38 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........4500 4500 4500 4500 4500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 3 NW 5 SW 9 SW 13 SW 15 SW 16 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.HIDDE.02/RNK