FNUS71 KRNK 121532 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAVEN RX...USDA FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1132 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 EDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWER ACTIVITY TO YOUR WEST REMAINS VERY SPOTTY...AND IS BREAKING UP AS IT PASSES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BELIEVE THE RAIN WILL NOT IMPACT THE BURN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WITH SCATTERED SUNSHINE THROUGH 1 PM... EXPECT THE TEMPERATURE TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND THE RH TO FALL...BUT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE RH TO LEVEL OFF DURING MID AFTERNOON...AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE DURING THE EVENING...BUT EXPECT RAINFALL TO BE SPOTTY...AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH RAIN ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............37 66 93 99 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 61 60 60 RH..................48 45 49 55 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 7 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 CWR.................20 30 40 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............99 99 85 81 84 92 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 57 55 54 53 53 RH..................61 71 74 77 81 83 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................50 30 30 30 30 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............91 80 72 65 60 56 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 51 56 60 63 65 RH..................86 89 76 67 61 57 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 20 20 15 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120312.HORSE.02/RNK