FNUS71 KRNK 021354 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 954 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK...PROVIDING A PERSISTENT EASTERLY WIND. THIS PERSISTENT...MARITIME EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP LINGERING CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA TODAY AND HOLD TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. CLOUDS MAY THIN DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY BUT THE TENDANCY FAVORS PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER SIMILAR TO THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO INFILTRATE THE AREA FRIDAY. THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO THIN QUICKER ALLOWING FOR LOWER HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS HOWEVER WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER...DIRECTION UNCHANGED. THE HYSPLIT RUN FOR BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW IS ALSO UNCHANGED... WITH A TRAJECTORY THAT WILL CARRY THE SMOKE COLUMN TOWARD PRINCETON WEST VIRGINIA. AN EMAIL HAS BEEN SENT CONTAINING THESE TRAJECTORY FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH...GUSTS OF 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM4PM SKY (%).............90 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 61 RH..................55 50 20 FT WIND..........ESE 12 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....2020 CWR.................0 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 MPH...BECOMING EAST 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............61 63 55 55 50 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 56 53 51 49 48 RH..................55 62 69 74 75 79 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 E 9 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 25 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL...........UPSLOPE 5 TO 9 MPH...GUSTS 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 53 41 37 20 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 49 54 57 60 61 RH..................83 68 58 50 43 42 20 FT WIND..........E 8 E 8 E 10 E 10 SE 11 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 25 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.NOBUS.02/RNK