FNUS71 KRNK 181300 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER STATE PARK...VA DCR-DIV. STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 900 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING...BEFORE SHOWER ACTIVITY BECOMES MORE WIDELY SCATTERED. REGARDLESS...SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS AND SUN WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN SPEED...AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. RAIN...AND POSSIBLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE BURN SITE DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES TOWARD THE COAST. DO NOT SEE FRIDAY AS AN OPTION FOR BURNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............84 64 51 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC TEMP................69 74 75 RH..................74 62 52 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 CWR.................30 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 59 59 62 70 79 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 72 70 67 66 64 RH..................54 59 65 71 76 80 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............89 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ LIKELY LIKELY TEMP................63 64 69 73 76 78 RH..................84 78 69 61 56 50 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 10 S 11 S 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 25 25 25 20 CWR.................20 20 30 50 80 90 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...AL CIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.JAMES.02/RNK