FNUS71 KRNK 181332 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAVEN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 932 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TODAY. EXPECT THE INVERSION TO BREAK AROUND 10 AM WITH WIND SPEEDS 10 TO 15 MPH . GUSTS COULD BE UP TO 25 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AT THE HIGHER ELEAVTIONS. DEW POINTS ARE COMING UP TODAY BUT SINCE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER MINIMUM HUMIDITES IN THE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE 28 TO 32 PERCENT. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASES BY WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC INTO OUR AREA. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 56 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 64 67 RH..................37 36 32 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 24 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............38 40 44 48 57 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 63 59 57 55 53 RH..................33 41 47 53 58 64 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 54 65 71 69 61 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM NONE TEMP................51 54 60 65 68 71 RH..................73 72 65 60 56 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 25 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...HAROLD SUTHERLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.HORSE.02/RNK