FNUS71 KRNK 221952 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 252 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PERIODS OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. LOOKING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE AREA AS ANOTHER WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. TEMPERATURES AREA EXPECTED TO HOVER ABOVE FREEZING...SO EXPECT LIQUID PRECIPITATION. RAIN WILL AFFECT THE BURN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN THE WAVE MOVES OUT TO SEA. DRYING CONDITIONS AND CLEARING SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW...SLEET...A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........DRZL DRZL TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 38 RH..................57 68 20 FT WIND..........E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 2 SE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 CWR.................20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........DRZL DRZL RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 35 34 34 34 34 RH..................70 71 73 77 82 85 20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 2 NE 1 N 0 N 1 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 2 E 1 NE 1 N 0 N 1 N 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................20 20 20 20 30 50 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 1 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 97 88 73 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 35 37 39 42 43 RH..................89 88 88 90 91 91 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 4 SW 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 3 SW 3 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 10 5 CWR.................70 80 60 50 40 30 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130222.POWER.01/RNK