FNUS71 KRNK 230037 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 837 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON AN ISSUANCE TIME OF 837 PM ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS SOUTH ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM NEW ENGLAND. THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY...WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH /0.10/ TO A QUARTER /0.25/ OF AN INCH. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY. BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............5 5 15 24 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 45 43 41 40 RH..................46 53 59 62 60 20 FT WIND..........E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH NOON... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1600 FT AGL THROUGH NOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL BY 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 20 19 18 20 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 42 49 55 59 62 RH..................60 51 40 34 32 32 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 S 0 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...NATALIE BROCE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130422.NOBUS.04/RNK