FNUS71 KRNK 122214 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR APCO 2012...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 614 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP US DRY INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WITH GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. EXPECT INVERSION TO BREAK BETWEEN 9AM AND 10 AM ON THURSDAY. HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN TO RISE IN THE EVENING BETWEEN 5PM AND 7PM. A WEAK AND MAINLY DRY FRONT PASSES BY THIS WEEKEND. THE FRONT APPEARS TO STALL TO OUR SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND COULD SET UP A RAIN EVENT BY TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 1 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............1 2 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 66 60 56 52 50 RH..................43 64 80 88 93 100 20 FT WIND..........SE 3 SE 2 S 2 SE 2 NE 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING EAST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............3 4 1 0 2 6 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 53 65 75 78 80 RH..................100 98 67 50 42 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 NW 1 NE 2 E 2 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 8 6 8 11 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 70 66 63 61 59 RH..................48 64 72 79 84 91 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 2 E 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............21 26 30 33 37 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 59 66 72 77 78 RH..................100 98 74 60 51 50 20 FT WIND..........N 0 N 0 NE 1 E 2 E 3 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...PEGGY NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120912.APCO2.02/RNK