FNUS71 KRNK 011740 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW ROCKS...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 140 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1336 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STILL LOOKING AT INCREASE IN CLOUDS ACROSS THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM POSSIBLE. AT THE MOMENT IT APPEARS THE BEST THREAT OF STORMS WILL STAY JUST NORTH AND EAST OF THIS SPOT...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT ONE SURVIVING ITS TREK SOUTHEAST INTO ALLEGHANY COUNTY BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM. WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 15-20 MPH WITH THESE SHOWERS FROM THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA MAINLY DRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HIGH THEN SLIDES EAST OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING A FRONT TO DROP IN FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AROUND THE SUNDAY-MONDAY TIME FRAME. THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............16 73 83 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD TEMP................82 84 86 RH..................53 49 45 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 S 2 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. 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).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............78 66 62 55 45 41 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ISOLTD S CHC TEMP................83 77 72 69 67 65 RH..................50 64 75 83 87 89 20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 1 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1 E 2 E 1 SE 1 SW 1 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................20 20 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............36 32 38 43 46 45 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................63 65 73 80 85 87 RH..................95 94 76 59 46 43 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 W 1 W 2 W 2 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 1 W 1 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110901.RAINB.02/RNK