273  
FNUS71 KRNK 101731  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEMLOCK...DOF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
131 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY AND QUIET WEATHER FOR THE REST OF TUESDAY WITH A HIGH  
IN THE LOWER 80S. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) CLOUD COVER INCREASES AND THERE  
IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HIGHEST  
CHANCE WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON WHERE SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE AND  
HAVE WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 8 12 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 10  
TEMP............78 79 80 79  
RH..............47 48 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 5.1 4.3 3.9  
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW  
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 10 13 14  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........38 23 13 12 28 50  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
CWR.............20 10 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............78 72 68 65 62 61  
RH..............50 61 70 76 85 89  
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 6 6 5 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 400 400 400 400 400  
MIXING WIND......SW 14 SW 10 SW 6 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........52 67 63 43  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............10 40 20 20  
TEMP............61 63 74 83  
RH..............90 89 68 48  
20 FT WIND......S 1G4 S 2G6 SW 5G11 SW 8G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 1800 4800  
MIXING WIND......SW 1 W 1 SW 7 SW 17  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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