FNUS71 KRNK 101632 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PAXTON PEAK FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1232 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 EDT ON JUNE 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE SATURDAY OR EARLY SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MORE ORGANIZED AND MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND THUS COULD PUT DOWN ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES SUNDAY. && .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 57 70 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................83 87 89 RH..................59 48 43 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 W 2 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2 W 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................10 30 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............77 80 79 73 64 60 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP................89 82 76 73 70 69 RH..................44 56 73 81 87 89 20 FT WIND..........W 2 SW 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 SW 1 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................50 30 30 30 20 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 50 48 48 55 72 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................66 71 77 82 86 88 RH..................94 78 66 58 54 50 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 1 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 30 40 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TERRY ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110610.PAXTO.01/RNK