FNUS71 KRNK 281338 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW CASTLE WORK CENTER RX...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 838 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THIS MORNING AND WEDGE SOUTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAINING FAIRLY LIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S WILL WARM INTO THE MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON. RHS FROM UPPER 50S SHOULD DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MORNING INVERSION SHOULD MIX OUT BEFORE IGNITION TIME AT NOON. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT WITH RAIN PUSHING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. DRY WEATHER RETURNS BRIEFLY ON THURSDAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE BEFORE YET ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGS BACK MORE WET WEATHER WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 35 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 58 57 RH..................34 29 31 20 FT WIND..........SE 3 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 64 74 83 90 94 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 51 49 47 46 45 RH..................37 41 48 52 54 59 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 10 10 10 30 70 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............98 99 99 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................43 44 48 51 53 55 RH..................75 81 77 76 76 77 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.................80 80 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.NEWCA.01/RNK