FNUS71 KRNK 271321 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TAR JACKET RX...USFS-GLEN/PED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 821 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY STILL APPEARS TO BE A GOOD DAY FOR PRESCRIBED BURNING. WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF OUR AREA...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHERLY AND LIGHT...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 45 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...AND 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ACROSS THE REGION ARE RANGING BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL BURNING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 33 30 23 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 42 47 50 50 RH..................55 43 38 38 42 20 FT WIND..........W 6 SW 5 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............13 12 11 8 7 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 44 42 41 40 39 RH..................49 57 61 61 58 52 20 FT WIND..........W 10 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 24 36 46 55 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 38 41 43 45 47 RH..................48 51 46 44 42 42 20 FT WIND..........W 5 NW 4 NW 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...CORRIGAN REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.TARJA.01/RNK