FNUS71 KRNK 311409 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY HAY FIELDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 909 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOKING AT A DRY DAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND SUN IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH WILL RUN BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 6-12 MPH. CAN'T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED GUST OF 15 TO 22 MPH...THE HIGHER GUSTS MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE RIDGES. EXPECT INVERSIOIN TO BREAK BEWTEEN 11AM AND NOON WITH GUST IN THE WIND POSSIBLE AFTER NOON. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FROM MONDAYS FORECAST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...DRIFTING OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY. WETTING SHOWERS ARE FORECAST IN THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND AREAWIDE THURSDAY. BURN WINDOW MAY EXIST AGAIN WEDNESDAY...BUT FAVORING AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............51 34 17 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 51 56 58 RH..................41 36 31 29 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 7 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING... BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 25 43 64 79 89 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 50 47 46 44 43 RH..................37 45 49 52 56 62 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............97 98 94 95 94 92 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 39 47 52 56 58 RH..................74 87 74 68 61 57 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 7 W 10 W 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 15 CWR.................10 20 30 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMEASTED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.HIDDE.02/RNK