FNUS71 KRNK 292001 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW ROCKS...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 401 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1558 EDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DISTURBANCE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. 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.......3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE FOG TSTM COV............ISOLTD TEMP................73 67 63 60 58 57 RH..................62 76 86 90 90 93 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). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 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.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 57 65 72 76 79 RH..................100 93 70 57 49 46 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 SE 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 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 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............16 14 18 21 24 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 72 69 67 65 64 RH..................50 60 68 74 80 85 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 S 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 1 S 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 0 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 43 50 56 60 63 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................62 64 71 76 80 82 RH..................92 88 71 61 53 49 20 FT WIND..........S 1 S 0 S 2 SE 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 1 S 0 S 2 SE 3 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110829.RAINB.02/RNK