FNUS71 KRNK 131247 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK RX...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 847 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS PASSED EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BUT MAY SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. CLOUD COVER WILL BREAK UP DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN IN AND OUT THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO SPIKE AND RH VALUES TO DROP OFF QUICKLY WHERE SUNSHINE CAN PERSIST FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............72 46 37 35 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................62 67 70 72 RH..................56 45 39 36 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 43 29 19 4 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 65 62 59 57 55 RH..................42 51 59 66 71 75 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 11 7 4 2 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 49 58 64 70 73 RH..................79 89 65 50 41 36 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.MILLC.01/RNK