FNUS71 KRNK 071552 CCA FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER CRAIGS CREEK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1050 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH MORE SUN EXPECTED...THIS SHOULD BRING MIXING HEIGHTS UP TOWARD 5500-6000 FEET MSL/3500-4000 AGL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD REACHING AROUND 60 THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SSW TO SE AT 15 TO 30 MPH. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER AS WELL WITH THE INFLUX OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE...WITH VALUES RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 PERCENT. CLOUDS INCREASE IN EARNEST TONIGHT WITH INVERSION SETTING UP AFTER SUNSET. THE TRENDS IN SLIGHTLY STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS...HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS...AND HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. RAINFALL WILL EVENTUALLY ARRIVE WITH THE FRONT' BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR WEST AND SPREADING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...BUT WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA COULD SEE UP TO A HALF AN INCH OR SO OF RAINFALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS IN THE LEAST WILL BE CLOSER TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE BACK IN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...WITH SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE AT SUNET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 12 18 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 55 60 60 RH..................55 44 40 38 20 FT WIND..........W 3 SW 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 3000 4000 4200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 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 17 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............30 32 42 58 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.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 26 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...PERRY REQUESTED BY...TODD CAUDILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.UPPER.02/RNK