FNUS71 KRNK 251301 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TINKER MOUNTAIN...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 901 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 EDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT LESS HUMID CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY INTO MID WEEK. THE HEAT RETURNS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 67 58 71 84 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................74 80 83 86 88 RH..................83 70 64 58 51 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 2 NW 3 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 1 NW 2 NW 2 W 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........400 2300 3700 4800 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 8 NW 14 CWR.................20 20 40 50 40 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............84 76 60 43 30 29 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP................85 81 78 75 73 72 RH..................55 63 71 77 80 82 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 2200 1600 1100 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 16 NW 16 NW 17 NW 15 NW 9 NW 8 CWR.................40 30 30 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 29 29 27 23 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 73 80 85 88 91 RH..................84 77 63 52 42 36 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........700 700 3400 5200 6200 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 N 12 N 14 N 10 N 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 4 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...D ZIMNIEWICZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110725.TINKE.01/RNK