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FNUS71 KRNK 071340
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRASWELL...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
840 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING, THOUGH NO
RAIN IS EXPECTED. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS
SKIES CLEAR OUT, AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH
LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 60S, WITH MINRH VALUES IN
THE UPPER 30S. THESE WINDS ARE SHORT-LIVED, AS GUSTS DECREASE TO UNDER
10 MPH BY SUNSET. HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS CONDITIONS DRY FOR THURSDAY, WITH
NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT, WITH GUSTS UNDER 10 MPH, AS
CLOUDS INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. MINRH VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN
THE LOW 40S. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD, IN THE LOW 60S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 6
TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................14 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 88 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 9 4 3 3 3 5 5 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 56 59 61 62 64 64 63 59
RH..............81 73 62 52 45 41 39 40 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 6 7 8 7 6 6 4
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 13 14 16 13 12 10 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.9 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 1.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W
MIXNG WIND SPD..12 14 17 20 21 20 16 13 9
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............14 34 61 78 88 82 69 52 18
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.11 27 65 90 109 104 86 62 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 4.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 12 13 14 10 13 14 25 25 27 29 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 50 48 47 46 44 43 42 41 41 40 40
RH..............53 61 66 70 72 75 76 77 77 77 77 75
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
MIXNG WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
ADI.............3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.5 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (13400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 TO 14.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 30 35 32 39 46 51 57 62 69 75 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 41 45 50 54 57 59 60 60 60 57
RH..............75 75 71 66 59 53 48 44 43 44 46 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 2 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 5
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............7 6 5 4 4 8 14 14 13 11 12 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 3 2 3 6 11 15 14 12 10 9
FORECASTER...BURROUGHS
REQUESTED BY...DAKOTA PARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528493.0/RNK
.DELDT 01/07/26
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.EMAIL D10OPSRM@NCAGR.GOV
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