FNUS71 KRNK 271753 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR 101...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1253 PM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1244 EST ON NOVEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH INTO THE COAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER...HIGH HUMIDITY...AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE TODAY. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL TYPICALLY BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER STREAK OF DRY DAYS COMING UP FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 88 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 44 43 RH..................81 82 80 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 1 N 1 N 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1100 500 TRANSPORT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 5 CWR.................50 40 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............54 44 39 35 29 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 38 37 36 35 34 RH..................88 93 91 87 83 80 20 FT WIND..........E 1 NE 1 NW 1 NW 2 NW 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1 NE 1 NW 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 0 SE 0 S 0 S 0 SW 0 SW 1 CWR.................10 10 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 3 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 7 9 10 10 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 34 39 43 45 45 RH..................82 76 65 49 42 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 3 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 5 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 800 1800 2800 2800 1900 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 1 SW 2 W 5 NW 7 NW 7 W 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...AARON BENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121127.101__.01/RNK