FNUS71 KRNK 181847 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR PEACH ORCHARD SAFETY ZONES...MONONGAHELA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 247 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES TO PERSIST TODAY. DO NOT SEE CLOUDS BREAKING LONG ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR A CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE BURN. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE DURING EARLY FRIDAY...AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN NO CHANCE TO BURN. OPPORTUNITIES FOR BURNING WILL COME SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DURING THE MORNING...WHICH WILL CLOUD UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. FUELS MAY BE TOO WET THOUGH. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WILL COME SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS...RESULTING IN A LIGHT EASTERLY WIND. MAY SEE HIGH THIN CIRRUS ON SUNDAY HOWEVER... BUT LITTLE TO NO LOW CLOUDS. COOLER...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID 50S AND RH FALLING TO THE LOW 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 28 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).............88 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 RH..................64 20 FT WIND..........S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 CWR.................10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............88 88 88 89 89 90 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 67 63 61 59 58 RH..................63 66 74 82 88 88 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 25 25 CWR.................20 10 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 91 91 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ LIKELY LIKELY TEMP................56 56 59 62 64 65 RH..................92 89 85 78 70 61 20 FT WIND..........S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.................20 20 30 60 100 90 $$ FORECASTER...FILLO REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.PEACH.01/RNK