FNUS71 KRNK 131358 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 858 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BECOME OVERCAST TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA TUESDAY MORNING...TRIGGERING RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE OVERHEAD WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (LESS THAN 20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AT 0900 2000 FT AGL AT NOON...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1500 LST. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 9 12 19 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................27 31 36 39 41 RH..................58 48 40 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............58 82 95 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 36 35 34 33 33 RH..................42 49 54 60 65 69 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 2 W 1 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............96 92 91 91 91 93 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........SNOW SNOW RNSN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 30 37 41 44 46 RH..................73 77 64 60 57 56 20 FT WIND..........NE 1 E 1 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 10 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 30 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.MILLC.01/RNK