FNUS71 KRNK 011709 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 109 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1256 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 200 PM AND 300 PM. ANTICIPATE GUSTY AND VARIABLE WIND SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 500 PM...CONFIDENCE IN TIMING DECREASES AS THE ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE RANDOM IN ITS DEVELOPMENT. THE AREA WILL REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 71 76 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................69 72 75 RH..................0 0 56 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 5 W 4 W 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 CWR.................20 20 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............79 80 76 70 62 55 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE S CHC TEMP................75 72 69 67 66 65 RH..................56 61 65 69 71 73 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 W 4 W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................40 30 20 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 41 46 49 50 50 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................63 65 70 74 77 78 RH..................77 73 62 55 50 47 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 15 15 15 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120501.HICKO.01/RNK