FNUS71 KRNK 072046 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PAXTON PEAK FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 446 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 EDT ON JUNE 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IT APPEARS THAT THE BULK OF THESE SHOWERS WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE WILDFIRE AREA. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET WITH LOSS OF HEATING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A WEAK TROF ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL RESULT IN ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGHER BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST AND INCREASES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THROUGH THE AREA. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 35 29 22 16 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................75 71 69 67 65 62 RH..................42 56 68 78 86 91 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 0 10 10 10 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 7 7 8 12 17 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 70 78 86 91 93 RH..................95 81 63 48 38 35 20 FT WIND..........W 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 1 NW 1 W 1 W 2 W 2 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JAMES COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110607.PAXTO.01/RNK