FNUS71 KRNK 040144 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEESVILLE ROAD FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 944 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY WHICH WILL PROLONG THE CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............80 49 39 34 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................71 66 61 60 58 RH..................53 65 79 83 86 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 74 81 88 92 92 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................57 59 64 69 73 75 RH..................91 89 77 66 57 52 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 W 2 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 20 20 40 50 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............88 83 75 69 66 68 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................74 68 64 60 57 55 RH..................53 62 68 72 74 75 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 3 NW 2 NW 3 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................50 40 40 20 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 79 83 88 91 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 51 55 58 60 61 RH..................77 76 61 51 45 42 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 E 4 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...DEREK KEISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120403.LEESV.01/RNK