FNUS71 KRNK 291734 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW ROCKS...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 134 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 EDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION. IF A SHOWER DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA...IT MAY TAKE AN HOUR OR TWO TO MOVE OUT. DESPITE THE LONG DURATION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS DIMINISHES GREATLY AROUND SUNSET. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME MOISTURE RETURNS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............64 86 84 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................74 75 76 RH..................58 60 61 20 FT WIND..........S 2 E 4 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 E 3 NE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 5 CWR.................10 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 65 54 43 34 28 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................73 67 63 60 58 57 RH..................66 74 79 85 87 86 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 2 N 1 N 1 N 1 NE 1 NE 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................30 20 10 10 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 20 16 14 13 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 58 67 74 79 81 RH..................93 89 69 55 45 41 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 SE 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 1 N 2 N 1 NE 1 SE 2 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110829.RAINB.01/RNK