FNUS71 KRNK 061855 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR APCO 2012...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 255 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL EXIT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT. FOG WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BURNING OFF BY 900 TO 1000 AM FRIDAY. SHOULD BE A MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT DAY FRIDAY...WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF RAIN. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO JUMP INTO THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90. A STRONG FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE WEEKEND WITH A GOOD THREAT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS OR STORMS SATURDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 38 35 34 26 26 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............S CHC TEMP................85 79 75 72 71 69 RH..................56 78 84 88 91 92 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SE 1 S 1 S 1 SW 1 SW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 27 29 34 38 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 69 77 83 87 89 RH..................98 94 77 63 51 46 20 FT WIND..........SW 0 S 1 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 39 38 37 38 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................87 82 78 76 74 73 RH..................52 65 72 77 79 81 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33 TO 38 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............59 64 66 70 73 75 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................71 71 76 79 82 83 RH..................87 87 77 68 61 58 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 15 CWR.................10 20 20 40 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...JOHN FRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120906.APCO2.01/RNK