FNUS71 KRNK 081931 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRY COUNTY FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 331 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 EDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH AND WEST. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY TUESDAY NIGHT. SOMEWHAT DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. .THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...7300 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............33 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................91 92 RH..................44 42 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 6 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........6100 3800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 W 9 CWR.................10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 43 43 45 52 65 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............S CHC TEMP................89 84 80 77 75 74 RH..................44 52 62 70 74 78 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 300 300 300 300 500 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 SW 3 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 65 64 65 66 69 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE TEMP................72 74 80 84 87 89 RH..................84 81 65 55 50 48 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 W 4 W 5 W 7 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........600 800 2700 4500 6400 4700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 W 9 W 12 W 14 W 15 W 16 CWR.................10 20 20 20 20 30 $$ FORECASTER...KEIGHTON REQUESTED BY...D ZIMNIEWICZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110808.HENRY.01/RNK