FNUS71 KRNK 151316 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAVEN RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 916 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 2PM. 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.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............95 63 42 65 75 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................60 64 66 68 70 RH..................48 46 45 43 42 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................0 10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............77 79 80 83 86 85 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................68 64 62 59 58 56 RH..................45 55 61 66 71 76 20 FT WIND..........W 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................30 30 30 20 20 30 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............80 72 79 86 91 95 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................55 52 58 63 66 68 RH..................82 90 74 64 58 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................30 40 40 40 50 60 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.HORSE.01/RNK