FNUS71 KRNK 031935 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 335 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT TO AROUND 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY. WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACED...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE MORNING SHOULD BE DRY IN YOUR AREA...BUT CHANCE OF RAIN INCREASE AFTER 2 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF LATE THURSDAY AND THROUGH THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY...WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD FOR THE WEEKEND BRINGING DRIER WEATHER AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING EAST 1 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............3 1 2 6 11 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 40 37 34 32 30 RH..................24 30 33 38 45 47 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 N 2 N 1 N 1 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............28 38 38 51 82 81 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................28 30 37 42 46 48 RH..................52 53 43 36 34 32 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 E 2 SE 3 S 4 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.................10 0 0 10 10 30 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.HIDDE.01/RNK