FNUS71 KRNK 202256 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR STONE MT RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 656 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AIRMASS WILL BE MORE LIKE FALL THROUGH SUNDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT LAKES...EAST INTO THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY. THIS WILL TURN OUR 20 FOOT WINDS FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST DURING THIS TIME BUT SPEEDS SHOULD STAY UNDER 10 MPH. THE TRANSPORT WINDS SUNDAY WILL ALSO TURN FROM NORTH TO EAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. NOT MUCH HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...AND THEY MAY DROP TO NEAR 35 PERCENT AROUND 3-4 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE SOME THICKER CIRRUS IN THE MORNING WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE MORE SUN THAN CLOUDS. A FEW MORE LOWER CLOUDS MAY OCCUR AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 23 17 14 15 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 39 37 35 34 34 RH..................55 57 59 61 63 64 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 8 NW 5 N 4 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 20 15 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR(0.01 IN)........0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 41 44 44 43 43 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 34 39 42 44 46 RH..................66 64 60 55 51 47 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 5 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 42 38 35 35 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 43 41 39 38 37 RH..................47 53 57 62 67 70 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 50 51 50 49 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 38 43 48 51 53 RH..................75 69 57 49 45 41 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...HAROLD SUTHERLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130421.STONE.01/RNK