FNUS71 KRNK 081410 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR BURRIS TRACT RX BUN...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 910 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE TRENDS IN SLIGHTLY STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS...HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS...AND HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...CONTINUES INTO TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON GUSTING TO 25 MPH. RAINFALL WILL EVENTUALLY ARRIVE WITH THE FRONT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM...THEN SPREADING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 6 PM WILL BE LESS THAN ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH...WITH ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF INCH EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 55 68 80 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 60 62 65 RH..................65 62 60 57 20 FT WIND..........S 10 S 11 S 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 20 CWR.................10 10 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............93 100 100 97 85 72 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 56 53 50 49 47 RH..................66 76 84 86 82 76 20 FT WIND..........S 9 SW 6 SW 10 NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 20 20 15 CWR.................50 60 70 90 90 80 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 75 59 48 41 35 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 43 47 49 50 51 RH..................79 74 58 49 43 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 25 25 CWR.................40 20 10 10 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...JEAN BRADLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.BURRI.02/RNK