FNUS71 KRNK 080820 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER CHASE SAR...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 420 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0347 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AIR TEMPERATURES...PARTICULARLY OVERNIGHT LOWS...WILL REMAIN ON THE MILD SIDE THROUGH SATURDAY IN SUMMERS COUNTY...WITH LOWER 50S EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE HEADING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ACROSS CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING. IF CONDUCTING OPERATIONS BY AIR...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...WITH DECKS DROPPING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET DURING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND VISIBILITIES BECOMING REDUCED TO 3SM TO 5SM DUE TO RAINFALL. RAIN CHANCES DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL STILL HAVE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. CALL 540-552-0084 WITH QUESTIONS. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 73 75 77 79 82 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................65 66 67 68 69 69 RH..................41 41 43 46 48 50 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.................30 40 70 80 80 80 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............85 89 83 78 74 74 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM RAIN TSTORM RNSHWR TEMP................68 67 65 63 61 59 RH..................51 52 54 57 61 67 20 FT WIND..........SE 4 SE 2 SE 2 E 2 E 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 CWR.................70 70 60 60 50 40 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 87 83 76 59 79 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................56 58 63 67 71 73 RH..................74 72 70 63 57 52 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 SE 1 S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 CWR.................40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...JEFF WEST TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110408.RIVER.01/RNK