704
FNUS71 KRNK 311205
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR CANE CREEK...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
805 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A TREND OF WARM AND HUMID WEATHER FOR THIS WEEK DUE TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A VERY LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER INCREASES TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY). IN ADDITION,
TOMORROW WILL HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND 60%. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OR
AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 32 32 35 38 43 46 56 61 56
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10
TEMP............54 57 63 68 70 73 74 74 74 74
RH..............86 79 66 57 54 50 47 47 48 49
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 11 11 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 2.0 3.3 4.0 4.9 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
MIXNG WIND SPD..3 6 9 13 14 14 14 15 16 17
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 8 25 51 66 78 87 94 93 52
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 6 20 42 56 68 76 83 80 82
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 TO 36.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........58 60 35 24 20 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 67 64 62 60 59
RH..............54 64 70 76 81 84
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 W 2 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 8 7 6 6
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 800 900 800 700 600
MIXING WIND......SW 16 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15 SW 13 SW 6
LVORI...........1 3 3 4 4 5
ADI.............36 8 7 7 6 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.42 12 14 14 10 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (42100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 46 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........29 40 46 57 75 75
WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE
CWR.............10 10 10 10 60 60
TEMP............58 58 66 75 77 77
RH..............87 90 75 57 50 51
20 FT WIND......W 2 W 1 SW 2 SW 3 S 4 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 6 7 8 10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1800 3900 5100 3900
MIXING WIND......SW 2 W 3 W 12 W 13 W 7 SW 8
LVORI...........6 6 3 1 2 2
ADI.............1 3 26 46 22 23
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 2 20 48 37 33
FORECASTER...GROVER
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA JOHNSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608679.0/RNK
.DELDT 03/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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