FNUS71 KRNK 311439 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 939 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOKING AT A DRY DAY WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT. EXPECT INVERSION TO BREAK BETWEEN 11AM AND NOON THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE...20 FOOT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 6-12 MPH. CAN'T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED GUST OF 15 TO 22 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE RIDGES. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY. WETTING SHOWERS ARE FORECAST IN THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............53 69 62 43 24 17 16 15 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 43 46 48 50 52 54 55 54 RH..................54 45 42 39 37 34 33 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE...AFTER 4AM. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............18 21 27 35 45 54 64 72 78 83 88 92 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 50 49 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 45 44 RH..................39 43 45 47 48 49 49 50 52 54 57 61 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 18 18 16 16 14 14 20 25 25 25 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN INTO THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............96 100 98 97 95 95 96 96 95 94 93 93 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 43 43 45 48 49 51 52 53 54 54 53 RH..................66 70 75 73 71 71 70 69 68 67 66 71 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 11 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 25 30 25 25 25 25 20 20 CWR.................20 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 50 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.MEADO.01/RNK