FNUS71 KRNK 221836 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MARES RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 236 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1425 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WHILE WEDGING SOUTH ALONG THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST COAST INTO TUESDAY...WITH A LINGERING RESIDUAL WEDGE IN PLACE...ENHANCED BY LOW PRESSURE PASSING WELL OFF THE CAROLINAS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE WEST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATER WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............6 8 5 11 26 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 54 50 44 41 39 RH..................34 40 48 60 67 74 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 3 E 2 E 1 E 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 20 19 20 22 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 39 48 55 60 63 RH..................83 75 55 44 39 35 20 FT WIND..........N 1 NW 0 W 0 SW 1 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 45 46 48 52 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................64 59 56 53 52 50 RH..................35 43 51 57 60 63 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............58 59 65 76 81 83 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY TEMP................49 51 57 62 66 68 RH..................68 67 58 48 42 39 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 15 CWR.................10 20 20 20 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.MARES.01/RNK