FNUS71 KRNK 031351 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 951 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THIS WILL BRING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY LATE SUNDAY...BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............21 22 23 24 25 24 22 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................59 63 67 71 75 77 78 78 RH..................57 50 43 37 33 32 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............18 15 13 14 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................77 73 69 66 63 60 59 57 55 54 53 52 RH..................35 41 46 51 57 63 66 69 74 77 81 86 20 FT WIND DIR......N NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............18 18 19 22 25 28 31 34 36 36 35 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................50 50 57 62 67 71 74 76 79 81 83 83 RH..................93 95 75 67 60 54 49 43 38 36 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...CORRIGAN REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110603.LICKM.02/RNK