FNUS71 KRNK 040355
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1155 PM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE SLIDING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF QUICK HEAVY RAIN
OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. DRIER AND COOLER AIR
RETURNS UNDER STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND.
WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 1 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TSTM COV............
TEMP................51     49     47     45
RH..................78     85     89     91
20 FT WIND..........S 1    W 1    NW 1   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....
CWR.................70     70     70     70

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............96     95     89     77     53     19
WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................44     43     49     54     57     58
RH..................94     97     79     66     58     51
20 FT WIND..........NE 1   N 2    N 4    N 6    N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     15     20     20
CWR.................80     90     50     30     10     10

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FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...PHIL M
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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