FNUS71 KRNK 121538 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1037 AM EST SAT NOV 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON NOVEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTY THIS AFTERNOON... A MILDER SATURDAY ON TAP WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST U. S. COAST TODAY INTO SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES MONDAY AND MOVES THROUGH REGION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LOW RH TODAY...ALONG SW WINDS OF 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 20-25 MPH. THESE VALUES SHOULD STAY BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA...BUT WILL BRING INCREASED WILDFIRE DANGER. 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE DROPPED TO 7-8% ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA YESTERDAY...AND THE FORECAST FIRE DANGER CLASS FOR TODAY IS MODERATE TO HIGH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 62 58 RH..................31 27 31 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 3 7 12 19 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 50 46 44 42 40 RH..................37 47 55 62 68 70 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 42 46 37 46 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 42 53 59 64 65 RH..................79 66 47 37 32 33 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...PHIL MANUEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111112.TEST_.01/RNK