FNUS71 KRNK 301748
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH SCHOOL FIRE...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
148 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1337 EDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE
HIGH PASSES OFFSHORE...SOME MOISTURE RETURNS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

RAIN CHANCES INCREASE STARTING THURSDAY BUT COVERAGE WILL REMAIN
ISOLATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............13     13     10
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................79     81     83
RH..................51     44     40
20 FT WIND..........E 2    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1    E 2    E 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 0 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............9      11     17     27     37     51
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................80     74     70     67     65     63
RH..................43     51     60     67     70     76
20 FT WIND..........E 2    SE 1   E 1    E 0    NE 0   N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....5
EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1    SE 1   E 1    E 0    NE 0   N 0
EYE LVL WND GST.....5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............62     61     45     39     39     40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................61     66     73     79     83     85
RH..................85     77     62     52     46     43
20 FT WIND..........N 0    NW 0   SW 1   S 2    S 2    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....                            5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......N 0    NW 0   SW 1   S 1    S 2    S 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....                            5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      10

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FORECASTER...STONEFIELD
REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.HIGHS.01/RNK