FNUS71 KRNK 210230 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE INCIDENT...USDA FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1030 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2215 EDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW BEGINS TO ENTER OUR AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH OUR REGION SUNDAY EVENING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 48 50 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 70 69 67 RH..................72 75 78 82 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 S 2 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SE 1 S 1 S 1 SW 1 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.................10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 55 62 68 73 77 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................66 67 73 78 81 83 RH..................88 86 72 63 57 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 W 4 NW 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 3 NW 3 W 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2100 3900 5700 4800 TRANSPORT WIND......S 0 S 0 SW 7 W 13 W 15 W 15 CWR.................10 10 20 30 40 50 $$ FORECASTER...CORRIGAN REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110820.LEEIN.01/RNK