783
FNUS71 KRNK 062029
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY BRANCH RX...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
429 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK
WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST BUT BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT.
WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 15 MPH ON TUESDAY, THE
FLOW SHOULD BECOME LIGHT FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THIS
WEEK. THE FLOW COULD TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 20 PERCENT ON
TUESDAY AND 25 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY, WHICH COULD REQUIRE A
VARIANCE. ANY SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR DURING THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS, BUT MIXING SHOULD BE GOOD DURING THE DAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (99500 KNOT-FT) IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............INCREASING TO 3.
ADI.................DECREASING TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 40 31 42 39 34 32 26 23 19 16 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 59 55 53 52 50 48 47 45 44 42 41
RH..............30 32 38 43 45 49 52 53 55 56 58 58
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 4.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..17 15 12 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 12
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............125 7 5 6 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 5
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.114 59 12 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 9
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (68300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............DECREASING TO 1.
ADI.................INCREASING TO 99.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 19 14 5 4 3 4 4 6 3 5 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 40 42 46 49 52 54 55 56 57 56
RH..............59 58 55 48 40 34 30 27 24 23 21 21
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 16 16 17 16 14 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
MIXNG WIND SPD..14 16 18 20 20 20 18 16 14 12 9 8
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 16 54 75 88 99 99 95 89 81 68 56
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 11 42 58 68 78 79 76 72 65 55 46
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE
LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27700 KNOT-FT) IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............INCREASING TO 3.
ADI.................DECREASING TO 3.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 6 3 7 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 52 48 45 42 40 38 36 34 33 32 31
RH..............22 25 29 33 36 39 42 46 49 51 53 56
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
MIXNG WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............40 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.32 16 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO GOOD (35500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............DECREASING TO 1.
ADI.................INCREASING TO 52.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 6
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 29 32 36 41 45 49 52 54 56 57 56
RH..............57 60 53 47 41 36 31 29 27 26 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 12 17 25 29 30 32 35 40 45 50 52
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 10 14 19 22 23 25 28 32 35 39 41
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 30 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 35 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 40 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...WILSON
REQUESTED BY...JASON HALLACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609192.0/RNK
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.HALLACHER@DWR.VIRGINIA.GOV
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