FNUS71 KRNK 092327 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR BARBOURS CREEK FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 727 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A DEEPENING TROUGH WILL BRING MAYBE A SPRINKLE TO THE AREA THIS EVENING...BUT OVERALL...CONDITIONS STAY UNFAVORABLE TO DAMPEN THE FIRE. HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY RECOVER TO ABOUT 55 TO 65 PERCENT TONIGHT...WHILE 20 FOOT WINDS STAY IN THE 8 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST OVER 20 MPH UNTIL 9 PM. SIMILAR CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP AGAIN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER...BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL STILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...AND EVEN LOWER POSSIBLY IN THE LOWER ELEVATION OF THE WILDFIRE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT) EARLY THEN CLEARING (15 TO 25 PERCENT) ISOLATED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 37 TO 40 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............41 49 40 42 44 45 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 55 48 44 42 40 RH..................26 32 42 49 54 58 20 FT WIND..........W 13 W 11 W 11 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 8 W 7 W 7 NW 8 NW 6 NW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 12 12 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 33 TO 41 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 46 48 50 52 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 38 42 45 47 48 RH..................62 61 50 41 34 33 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 12 W 17 W 18 W 18 W 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 18 40 40 40 40 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5 NW 8 W 13 W 14 W 14 W 13 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 15 30 30 30 30 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120409.BARBO.01/RNK