FNUS71 KRNK 161756 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR COX...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 156 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES. && .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).............46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE TEMP................60 RH..................41 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 22 14 6 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 50 47 43 41 39 RH..................48 56 63 68 73 77 20 FT WIND..........W 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JIM JARVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.COX__.01/RNK