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FNUS71 KRNK 231343
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERS BRIDGE...VDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
843 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BENIGN WEATHER TODAY BEFORE A WINTER STORM ARRIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RISE TO THE LOWER 40S BEFORE DROPPING BELOW
FREEZING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS UNLIKELY TO GET PAST 30% TODAY AND WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER
20 PERCENT RANGE TOMORROW. SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, MAY START SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING INTO THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................20 TO 57.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 86 77 72 70 65 60 47 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 35 39 41 42 43 42 41 39
RH..............44 37 33 31 30 29 29 29 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.2
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W
MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............20 33 42 36 39 42 43 57 54
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.15 28 38 48 54 58 59 58 52
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 TO 7.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 42 36 27 29 31 42 55 59 57 54 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 32 30 28 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 18
RH..............36 39 40 39 39 38 39 37 38 37 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
MIXNG WIND SPD..16 15 14 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.15 20 22 19 17 16 16 14 13 12 12 12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................17 TO 32.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 48 33 48 62 71 81 90 91 91 92 100
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............18 18 17 18 20 21 23 25 25 25 25 24
RH..............39 39 40 37 32 28 25 23 22 23 25 30
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
ADI.............17 21 25 25 23 24 24 26 27 29 32 26
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.14 16 20 20 21 22 22 24 25 27 29 31
FORECASTER...GROVER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600945.0/RNK
.DELDT 01/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADAM.CHRISTIE@USDA.GOV
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