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FNUS74 KMRX 191538
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR THE CEDARS - WARNER -RX FIRE UPDATE...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1138 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.
DISCUSSION
WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE WARMEST WEATHER
ON SUNDAY. ONLY LOW CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A COLD
FRONT ON MONDAY TO COOL TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO SEASONABLE LATE
MARCH WEATHER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........58 56 60 71 55 41 12 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 54 57 59 60 61 60 59
RH..............52 45 42 40 39 39 41 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 6 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W SW W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 8 7 6 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........16 12 8 4 5 7 10 16 21 23 23 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 49 46 44 43 41 40 38 38 37 37 36
RH..............51 68 76 82 79 89 89 92 92 96 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S SE S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO
23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN
DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........37 38 35 43 63 63 72 71 58 76 74 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 40 47 53 59 62 65 67 67 69 67 67
RH..............96 89 72 61 51 48 45 42 42 42 43 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.2 4 6 6 10 11 12 12 13 12 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.5 3.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 8 12 17 18 20 22 22 23 21 13
FORECASTER...ANDREW MOULTON
REQUESTED BY...LAURA YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606567.0/MRX
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LAURA.YOUNG@DCR.VIRGINIA.GOV
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