FNUS71 KRNK 091354 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER CREEK...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 854 AM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...HUMIDITIES STILL LOW BUT WINDS WEAKER... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT RANGE EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH MOST AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPERIENCING HUMIDITIES OF 27 TO 35 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS NOT BE AS STRONG AS THOSE REALIZED THURSDAY...BUT SOME GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20 TO MID 30S PERCENT RANGE WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHT. OUR NEXT GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 55 62 64 60 RH..................45 32 24 26 33 20 FT WIND..........W 1 W 2 SW 2 S 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 2200 3100 2600 1500 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 50 46 44 42 40 RH..................40 52 63 69 73 74 20 FT WIND..........E 1 NE 0 N 0 NW 0 NW 0 NW 0 20 FT WIND GUST..... .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 4 3 3 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 44 56 64 69 70 RH..................83 65 45 30 24 25 20 FT WIND..........NW 0 NW 1 SW 2 S 3 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...ROGER MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121109.BEAVE.01/RNK