866  
FNUS71 KRNK 081346  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAINSAW TRAINING...NC STATE PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
846 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE  
ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE MID 30S. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE  
NORTHWEST AT AROUND 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10-15 MPH TODAY. EXPECT  
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...17.  
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................66.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...8.  
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................14.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...5.  
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................68.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
 
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REQUESTED BY...FMO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2500252.0/RNK  
.DELDT 01/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS.CRATE@NCPARKS.GOV  
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