FNUS71 KRNK 151254 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR DIFFICULT CREEK NAP...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 854 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH CLOUDS SPREADING OFF OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL REACH THE AREA THIS MORNING. EXPECT MORE SUN AND MIXING THIS AFTERNOON AS THESE CLOUDS DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS WILL BRING GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE TO THE AREA. A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 2 20 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 69 74 79 83 RH..................75 49 42 36 30 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 51 51 56 66 71 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................80 74 71 68 66 64 RH..................35 42 47 53 59 65 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 70 75 78 80 78 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................61 58 66 71 75 78 RH..................75 88 66 53 46 43 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 2 SW 3 W 4 W 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 5 CWR.................20 20 20 20 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...WES PAULOS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.DIFFI.01/RNK