FNUS71 KRNK 240235 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1035 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON AN ISSUANCE TIME OF 1030 PM EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL APPROACH THE WEST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS MID-DAY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN BREEZY CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA AND FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA DURING THE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE INCIDENT AREA AROUND 1600 EDT. AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH /0.10/ OF AN INCH AND ONE QUARTER /0.25/ OF AN INCH. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 1600 EDT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 44 45 57 78 92 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE TEMP................53 55 60 65 68 70 RH..................73 69 57 48 42 41 20 FT WIND..........S 4 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 15 20 25 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 50 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...TODD CAUDILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.NOBUS.01/RNK