FNUS71 KRNK 301829 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE ROCK TOWER TRAIL FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 229 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1402 EDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE BERYL MOVES NORTHEAST IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THESE DEPARTING SYSTEMS BRINGING DRIER AIR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE REGION ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............31 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 81 RH..................43 41 20 FT WIND..........N 8 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 2 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 CWR.................0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............14 2 7 15 21 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 76 68 64 62 60 RH..................43 47 58 65 71 75 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 11 13 17 21 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 62 68 73 77 79 RH..................84 72 57 47 41 38 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 2 W 2 W 3 W 3 SW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...LIZ HIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120530.WHITE.01/RNK