FNUS71 KRNK 071147 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER CRAIGS CREEK...USDA, FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 647 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WITH GOOD AFTERNOON MIXING...TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL EVENTUALLY BRING SOME LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO THE AREA...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SKIES BECOMING OVERCAST TONIGHT. ASIDE FROM SOME DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT...THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN IS THURSDAY NIGHT...COURTESY OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. (PERCENT SHADING 25-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............22 18 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 53 58 57 RH..................50 44 40 42 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 2000 2700 2500 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............18 23 38 57 68 70 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 50 48 47 46 RH..................46 53 58 63 67 72 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 69 66 66 70 79 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 45 52 56 60 62 RH..................81 79 67 62 57 54 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 20 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...TODD CAUDILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.UPPER.01/RNK