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FNUS74 KMRX 231048
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR THE CEDARS - DRY CREEK RX FIRE...VA DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
648 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.
..LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. MINIMUM RH COULD GET
INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE LATER TODAY, WITH LITTLE
IMPROVEMENT INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE TOMORROW. FLOW DURING THE
DAY WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH OUTSIDE OF THIS FORECAST
RANGE, INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION LATE TOMORROW INTO
EARLY SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 1 2 2 6 4 5 13 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 45 48 53 63 69 73 75 78 79 79 81
RH..............86 89 86 71 50 40 35 33 30 28 26 23
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 4 6 7 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.4 3.9 6.1 7.1 7.8 8.1 8.0 7.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 3 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 9 9 8 6 11 26 11 21 16 29 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 77 74 66 63 60 58 57 55 54 52 52
RH..............26 30 35 48 54 62 67 69 74 77 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.9 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 15 17 15 13 11 14 16 19 21 24 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 50 53 58 65 71 75 77 79 80 80 80
RH..............80 86 83 69 54 46 38 35 32 31 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 4 6 7 10 11 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.6 5.0 6.4 7.1 6.8 5.7 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 7 10 13 15 16 17 17 16 14
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS
REQUESTED BY...LAURA YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611453.0/MRX
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LAURA.YOUNG@DCR.VIRGINIA.GOV
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