FNUS71 KRNK 111154 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK RX...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 754 AM EDT SUN MAR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A WEAKENING COOL FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM WEST. SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSPORT WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW DEW POINTS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE APPROACH OF THE FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY...WITH THE THREAT SPREADING EAST OVER THE ENTIRE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE FRONT DRIFTS THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 2 3 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 49 56 60 RH..................47 38 32 29 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............13 18 22 26 32 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 55 52 49 47 45 RH..................31 38 43 49 53 57 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 3 S 2 S 2 S 1 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 60 69 78 86 91 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 40 48 54 59 62 RH..................63 71 59 53 49 47 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 3 SW 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...WERT REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120311.MILLC.01/RNK