FNUS71 KRNK 151740
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVELS FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
140 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 EDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ANTICIPATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY WITH DAILY CHANCES OF
DIURNAL SHOWER AND STORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO PUSH INTO THE REGION
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ...AND THUS WILL INCREASE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............57     86     91
WEATHER COV.........       SCTTRD NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............       SCTTRD NUMRUS
TEMP................89     86     79
RH..................73     78     77
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 6    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     20
CWR.................10     30     60

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT.


TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............90     83     79     73     66     65
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV............SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
TEMP................79     73     71     69     68     67
RH..................80     81     86     90     91     92
20 FT WIND..........W 7    W 4    W 2    W 3    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     5      5      5      10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 5    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 4    W 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....15     5      5      5      10     10
CWR.................50     40     40     30     20     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT.


TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............65     64     72     77     78     72
WEATHER COV.........                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............                            CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP................66     69     73     76     79     81
RH..................98     91     78     69     64     59
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 3   NW 2   W 2    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      10     10
CWR.................10     10     10     10     30     30

$$
FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF CLEEK-IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120715.LEVEL.01/RNK