FNUS71 KRNK 041131 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 731 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0713 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS YESTERDAY AT 1700 WERE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY ALONG WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. WIND GUST OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL APPROACH 80 DEGREES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BETWEEN 10PM AND 2AM. ABOUT A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...AND THIS MAY RESULT IN A RISE OF WATER LEVELS ON AREA STREAMS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. MUCH COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......15 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............19 36 45 52 54 55 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................50 57 66 71 75 78 RH..................69 57 47 44 40 35 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 7 SW 13 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 30 40 35 30 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......100 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............58 78 92 98 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................75 68 63 58 54 52 RH..................38 50 65 78 80 76 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 S 10 S 14 SW 14 W 11 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 30 30 25 20 CWR.................30 30 50 100 100 70 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY...RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............96 84 90 92 91 86 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 44 45 45 46 45 RH..................76 79 65 56 49 47 20 FT WIND..........W 9 NW 9 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 25 20 CWR.................60 70 70 60 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...JEFF WEST TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110404.MEADO.01/RNK