FNUS71 KRNK 031335 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER STATE PARK...DCR STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 935 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 EDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A DEEP UPPER LOW REMAINS JUST OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A PERSISTENT...MARITIME EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL. LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS MORNING WILL THIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY FOR THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AFTER A DRY WEEKEND...NEXT WEEK LOOKS WET. A MULTIDAY WETTING RAIN EVENT IS EXPECTED...BEGINNING MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THROUGH NOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............78 61 51 48 45 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 64 65 66 66 67 RH..................46 44 43 41 41 40 20 FT WIND DIR......NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 8 9 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............38 31 28 30 32 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 60 55 51 48 47 RH..................42 52 60 67 70 71 20 FT WIND..........E 9 E 6 E 6 NE 5 NE 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVERAGE). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 36 40 46 53 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 48 54 59 62 64 RH..................82 78 63 53 48 45 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 E 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...AL CIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.JAMES.01/RNK