FNUS71 KRNK 051514 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD LICK 1...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1114 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1045 EDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLUSTER OF STORMS SHOULD BE OVERHEAD VERY SHORTLY. WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 MPH WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. AFTER A BREAK THIS EARLY AFTERNOON...THE SUN WILL POP OUT AGAIN BEFORE MORE STRONG STORMS ARRIVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS ONCE AGAIN COULD BE STRONG THIS LATE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL LATE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............29 46 63 68 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................74 80 84 86 RH..................90 70 65 55 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 CWR.................90 30 30 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............71 77 68 44 35 32 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE TEMP................89 83 77 75 73 72 RH..................45 56 67 72 74 81 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 1 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................40 60 40 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 30 41 50 58 65 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................70 73 79 83 86 88 RH..................86 78 64 55 50 46 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120705.MUDLI.01/RNK