FNUS71 KRNK 081535 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER CRAIGS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1035 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 5 AND 8 PM...THEN SPREADING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL AVERAGE ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-THIRD OF AN INCH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............43 41 58 79 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 62 64 62 RH..................67 63 60 64 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SW 10 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 25 25 CWR.................10 10 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............88 100 100 98 85 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE SCTTRD LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 54 51 49 47 46 RH..................73 80 87 89 85 78 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 7 SW 13 W 12 NW 11 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 25 25 20 20 CWR.................40 50 70 80 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 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 80 61 49 41 34 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 43 46 48 49 51 RH..................83 78 60 50 44 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 8 NW 9 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 25 30 25 CWR.................40 20 10 10 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.UPPER.02/RNK