FNUS71 KRNK 102319 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLEGHANY TUNNELS...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 719 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS IN LOWER TERRAIN AREAS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET...DOWN TO AROUND 10KT...WITH SPORADIC GUSTS TO 20KT OR 25KT AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A RELATIVELY DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS 10-15KT GUSTING TO NEAR 25KT. HOWEVER...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OVER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............64 63 61 60 58 57 56 55 55 56 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 47 44 41 38 36 35 34 33 31 30 RH..................20 22 30 42 56 61 64 66 70 74 78 20 FT WIND DIR......W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 11 10 9 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....10 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH...DECREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............58 60 60 55 65 56 WEATHER COV......... WIDSPD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE FROST RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 28 31 34 37 39 RH..................78 81 70 57 49 46 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 11 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....25 25 20 25 25 25 CWR.................10 10 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...RAH REQUESTED BY...LIZ HIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120410.ALLEG.01/RNK