FNUS71 KRNK 181324 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LIME KILN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 924 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS OVER THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............90 94 86 83 86 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................55 59 61 63 65 RH..................88 79 75 72 68 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1600 2400 2500 2000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 3 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 CWR.................10 20 40 50 50 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............87 88 84 79 78 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................63 60 58 57 55 54 RH..................72 80 84 87 89 89 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 1200 1000 800 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 7 SW 6 SW 6 W 5 CWR.................50 50 40 40 30 30 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............88 80 73 67 63 61 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................53 52 60 66 70 73 RH..................90 95 75 62 52 48 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 NW 4 NW 2 W 2 S 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 1 NW 3 NW 2 W 1 S 1 S 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........400 300 1600 3000 4400 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 NW 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 5 CWR.................30 10 10 10 30 30 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WERT REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120318.LIMEK.02/RNK