FNUS71 KRNK 271455 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK CREEK FIRE...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1055 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1031 EDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HURRICANE IRENE WILL BE MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WILL HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE WILDFIRE AREA. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO KEEP CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY...WITH PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY BE AROUND 20 MPH...EVEN HIGHER ON THE RIDGE TOPS. STRONGER WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BE BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST...SO WILL HAVE LESS EFFECT ON SOUTHERN EXPOSURES. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...AND DRIER AIR WILL BRING LOWER HUMIDITIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 77 82 82 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 76 79 81 RH..................66 63 61 58 20 FT WIND..........N 3 N 5 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 20 15 CWR.................10 20 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............71 55 53 46 36 37 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 73 70 67 66 65 RH..................67 79 80 82 84 86 20 FT WIND..........N 6 N 5 N 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................20 10 20 20 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............40 44 40 36 34 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 63 69 73 76 78 RH..................93 90 70 58 50 44 20 FT WIND..........W 5 NW 7 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 15 20 20 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...MIKE JOST TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110827.LICKC.03/RNK