FNUS71 KRNK 030521 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 121 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 65 PERCENT. EXPECT WE WILL SEE A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. THE RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. CLOUDS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...THEN RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............4 5 7 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 45 49 52 RH..................33 26 22 20 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 6 23 33 37 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 42 38 35 32 30 RH..................24 30 37 44 50 56 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 2 E 2 SE 1 S 0 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 58 61 67 76 89 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................28 30 38 44 48 51 RH..................63 60 46 38 35 36 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 E 2 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...PEGGY AINSLIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.SANDS.02/RNK