FNUS71 KRNK 031133 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 733 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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. A WEAK SHORT WAVE ROTATING WEST INTO THE REGION FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC UPPER LOW AND THE SLOWLY APPROACHING CENTRAL U.S. SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND HENCE GUSTY EAST WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. SUSTAINED EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH... POSSIBLY 30 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT...CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. HOWEVER...AREAS NORTH OF A PEARISBURG TO NEW CASTLE LINE SHOULD SEE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 35 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 MPH. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT AND LIKELY PERSIST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AVEARGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............56 56 56 57 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 59 60 61 61 RH..................49 46 44 43 42 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 30 30 30 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............57 58 58 57 56 55 55 54 54 55 56 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 58 56 54 52 50 50 49 48 47 47 46 RH..................44 48 52 56 61 65 66 66 66 64 62 61 20 FT WIND DIR......SE E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............59 60 60 59 56 53 50 46 42 44 47 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 44 47 48 50 52 53 54 55 56 56 57 RH..................66 67 63 59 55 51 49 47 46 45 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BEASLEY REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.NOBUS.01/RNK