FNUS71 KRNK 221928 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MARES RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 328 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........86 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.......1300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 8 5 11 26 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 51 47 43 40 38 RH..................35 49 58 65 67 71 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 3 E 2 E 1 E 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 22 20 19 20 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 39 46 53 57 60 RH..................80 74 59 51 47 43 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 1 W 0 SW 1 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 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 48. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 45 46 47 51 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 57 55 53 52 51 RH..................42 47 53 58 60 62 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 3 S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 10 15 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 68. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 57 62 73 77 80 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 61 64 66 RH..................66 66 58 50 45 42 20 FT WIND..........SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 15 CWR.................10 20 20 20 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.MARES.03/RNK