FNUS71 KRNK 041446 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN VALLEY...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1046 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL BE LOWERING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET MOVING IN BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LOWERING CLOUD DECK...AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL STAY AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING WITH DIRECTION FROM THE EAST...BECOMING LIGHT/VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN INCREASES THIS EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2 PM. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...DROPPING TO 1600 FEET AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 5 PM SKY (%).............77 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 RH..................36 20 FT WIND..........S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 CWR.................30 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE ZIMNIEWICZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.MOUNT.01/RNK