FNUS71 KRNK 301348 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME LANDS...NCWRC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 948 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS MORNING...BUT CHANCES ARE SMALL THAT THE BURN WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ANY SHOWERS WHICH DO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG BEFORE MOVING AWAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES OUR AREA FROM THE WEST. EXPECT WETTING RAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INITIALLY SLOW DOWN THE DAYTIME WARMUP...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WILL NOT SEE MUCH CHANGE IN WINDSPEED AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS OUR AREA. DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR STEADY UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CLIMBING AS THE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BRING INCREASED MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE LATE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............33 44 56 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 67 70 73 RH..................50 44 39 37 20 FT WIND..........E 4 SE 4 SE 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............64 65 73 76 76 78 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 68 65 63 61 60 RH..................41 52 64 72 78 81 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 2 S 2 S 4 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 20 30 30 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 79 84 73 61 46 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 59 65 71 75 77 RH..................85 85 68 54 44 37 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 2 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.................30 20 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...BRONSON HANNAH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.GAMEL.01/RNK