FNUS71 KRNK 041711 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MATTS CREEK FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 111 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1236 EDT ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WILL CONTINUE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 84... EXPECT RH VALUES TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT. INCREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE EVENING WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING AS LOW AS LAST NIGHT...AND WILL ALSO KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES LOWER AS WELL. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE TOMORROW MORNING...WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BELIEVE THAT THE RAINFALL WILL BE IN AND OUT...HIT AND MISS IN NATURE. SOME STORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 0 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 16 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 82 84 RH..................51 45 41 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 23 32 36 31 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 79 73 69 67 66 RH..................42 48 63 70 75 79 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 58 63 67 67 69 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................63 67 74 78 82 84 RH..................90 83 66 55 48 45 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 W 2 W 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 1 W 2 W 3 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 15 CWR.................10 10 20 20 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...TIFFANY PURCELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110604.MATTS.01/RNK