FNUS71 KRNK 021533 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MULICK 1 - FIELD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1133 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1111 EDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE AREA THIS WEEK...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SMALL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE...AND WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS MORNING THUNDERSTORMS HAS HINDER CONVECTION DEVELOP THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THIS IS A HIGHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............42 48 54 60 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................81 84 88 87 RH..................46 42 39 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 5 NW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 5000 6200 7300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 18 NW 17 NW 16 NW 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 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 (%).............63 61 60 60 61 64 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................85 80 75 72 70 68 RH..................45 58 68 75 78 81 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 N 4 N 2 NE 2 E 1 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 N 3 N 2 NE 1 E 1 SE 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5100 600 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 10 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............68 71 70 69 66 67 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................66 70 76 80 83 86 RH..................85 77 64 56 51 47 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 2 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 1 SW 1 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1400 2600 4000 6000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 0 S 0 SW 7 W 12 W 13 W 10 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...WJ COBER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120702.MULIC.01/RNK