FNUS71 KRNK 181059 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEPHANT FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 659 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON AN ISSUANCE TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST...PASSING THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FRIDAY...AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. .YESTERDAYS (APRIL 17TH) OBSERVED WEATHER FROM THE GLENPED RAWS AT NATURAL BRIDGE...HIGH 85...LOW 61... RAIN 0...RH MAX 92%...RH MIN 40%. .THIS MORNINGS CONDITIONS FROM THE GLENPED RAWS AT 0642 AM... TEMP 64...RH 87%...OVERCAST...SOUTHEAST 2-4MPH GUST 9MPH. FORECAST FOR... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75% OR MORE CLOUD COVER THROUGH MID AFTERNOON). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. A FEW PEAKS OF SUN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 1000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............100 100 96 80 65 57 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 64 68 71 74 76 RH..................90 85 69 62 56 51 20 FT WIND..........E 4 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................20 30 30 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............58 66 70 74 80 86 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 71 68 66 64 63 RH..................52 58 63 69 73 76 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 20 .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE 70S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 50-55 PERCENT. RAINFALL OF A HALF INCH /0.50/ TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH /0.75/. WINDS SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY...SHIFTING TO THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130418.ELEPH.02/RNK