FNUS71 KRNK 281500 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK CREEK...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1100 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 AM EDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HURRICANE IRENE WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TODAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE STORM TONIGHT. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL PRODUCE BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PRIMARILY BE BANKED ON WESTERN SLOPES OF GREENBRIER COUNTY DRYING AS FLOW COMES DOWN SOUTHEAST SLOPES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 20 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 63 54 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................71 74 77 79 RH..................53 51 47 44 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 30 30 25 CWR.................10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE. AREAS OF FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 1 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 44 44 48 52 49 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 70 66 63 61 59 RH..................49 60 72 77 79 81 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 4 W 2 NW 1 NW 1 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5 NW 3 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 31 39 45 46 44 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 57 65 70 74 76 RH..................86 86 74 61 49 45 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 NW 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 1 NW 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...MIKE JOST TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110828.LICKC.01/RNK