FNUS71 KRNK 031431 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDLICK 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1031 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 EDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECTING HIT OR MISS STORMS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR AND PERHAPS WINDS GUST TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP THEY WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. STORM CHANCES ARE SOMEWHAT GREATER BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW TO W AROUND 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............10 10 20 30 40 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................77 81 84 85 85 RH..................71 65 60 50 40 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 15 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....W AT 5 MPH THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............66 71 71 67 62 59 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC TEMP................85 80 74 72 70 69 RH..................40 50 60 70 75 75 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 4 W 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................40 40 40 30 20 20 .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....W AT 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 64 62 60 60 62 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................67 70 74 78 80 82 RH..................88 79 68 60 56 54 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 15 CWR.................20 20 30 30 40 50 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...WJ COBER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120703.MUDLI.01/RNK