FNUS71 KRNK 271933 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TINKER MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 333 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1516 EDT ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT MOVES OFFSHORE THURSDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE GOOD RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT... WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. DESPITE AND INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS THURSDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE WARMER...RESULTING IN MINIMUM RH VALUES SIMILAR TO THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT GOOD CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHEN WE HAVE A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............24 14 5 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................89 83 77 72 70 66 RH..................39 48 61 73 80 83 20 FT WIND..........W 2 SE 3 W 2 N 2 N 2 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 5 16 26 31 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 71 79 85 89 92 RH..................88 81 63 49 41 36 20 FT WIND..........N 1 N 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...HAROLD SUTHERLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110727.TINKE.01/RNK