FNUS71 KRNK 141848 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT MOUNTAIN FIRE...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 148 PM EST WED NOV 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1329 EST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC CONTROLLING THE WEATHER OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH THURSDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SURELY OVERNIGHT. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO GET A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BUT OVERALL DRY. IF IT DOES RAIN EXPECT A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH AT BEST. HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD STAY UP WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER TODAY AND THE NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT TIMES. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE LIGHT THOUGH...WHICH SHOULD HELP PREVENT WILDFIRE SPREADING. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO DECREASE AT TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN IS SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS MAY BRING SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AS WELL FROM THE NORTHEAST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............24 39 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 54 54 RH..................47 40 39 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....6 6 6 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 49 54 59 61 74 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 46 45 43 42 42 RH..................47 58 67 69 76 80 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 1 NE 1 NE 0 NE 0 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 2 2 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 86 82 77 71 64 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 38 43 46 48 48 RH..................76 68 54 49 48 52 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 NE 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 1 NE 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 3 3 3 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...ADAM HUFFMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121114.PILOT.01/RNK