FNUS71 KRNK 301823 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR 303 FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 223 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 EDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND THIS EVENING... BEFORE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A THREAT TO THE SPOT SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND EARLY SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 49 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE SCTTRD TEMP................95 97 RH..................40 37 20 FT WIND..........NE 3 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 2 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 CWR.................30 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 100 73 60 70 67 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD TEMP................84 80 75 72 70 69 RH..................60 70 80 85 87 91 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2 NW 1 N 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................50 60 50 40 30 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 62 62 61 59 54 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ISOLTD S CHC S CHC TEMP................67 68 74 79 82 84 RH..................97 93 76 64 57 53 20 FT WIND..........NE 1 NW 1 NE 1 E 2 S 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 1 NW 1 NE 1 E 1 S 2 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 CWR.................20 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110730.303FI.03/RNK