FNUS71 KRNK 110341 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAVEN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1041 PM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE AND GRADUALLY INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE SPREADING IN TO THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING BUT DEEPER MOISTURE AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER NOON. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 40 39 38 RH..................44 48 52 55 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 4 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 1 2 3 7 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 40 48 53 57 60 RH..................60 56 47 40 34 31 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 8 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 27 38 49 57 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 50 48 46 45 RH..................37 42 47 52 58 63 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............68 73 79 83 85 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 45 51 55 58 61 RH..................74 73 63 60 57 57 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 20 20 30 40 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120311.HORSE.01/RNK