FNUS71 KRNK 251810 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TINKER MOUNTAIN...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 210 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 EDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ENDING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE LIGHT RAINFALL...AND SCATTERED LOCATIONS WILL SEE HEAVY RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT LESS HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY INTO MID WEEK. THE HEAT RETURNS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 85 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD NUMRUS TEMP................87 86 RH..................55 57 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 CWR.................50 60 .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)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...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).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...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 RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD TEMP................84 81 78 75 73 72 RH..................61 65 71 77 80 82 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 3 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 10 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 3 W 2 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 10 10 5 10 CWR.................50 30 30 20 10 10 .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. 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 TSTM COV............ 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 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JANE HULSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110725.TINKE.02/RNK