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FNUS71 KRNK 071943
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALTAVISTA...KREADYCONSULTING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
243 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH NO
RAIN IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. DEWPOINTS ARE DROPPING, WITH MINRH VALUES
BETWEEN 25-35%. QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT, AS WINDS REDUCE,
THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN OVERHEAD. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP CONDITIONS
DRY FOR THURSDAY, WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT, WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 10 MPH BRIEFLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AS CLOUDS BEGIN TO
INCREASE. MINRH VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 45-50%. TEMPERATURES STAY
WARM, AROUND 60 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH, INCREASING TO 65 ON FRIDAY. WINDS TURN
SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH, GUSTING UP TO AROUND
20 MPH. MINRH VALUES RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN, WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN HEAVY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
HEAVY RAIN MOVES IN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 74 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............66 65 62
RH..............31 34 39
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 4.3 0.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..17 14 10
LVORI...........1 1 2
ADI.............74 53 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.92 59 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................1 TO 3.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 5 5 9 26 23 9 4 5 6 11 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 55 50 47 45 44 42 41 39 38 36 36
RH..............42 50 61 70 75 77 82 84 88 91 96 93
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N NW N N N N
MIXNG WIND SPD..7 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8
ADI.............3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................1 TO 17.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 30 29 34 36 36 35 40 43 60 64 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 34 35 41 46 50 54 56 58 58 57 55
RH..............96 100 96 85 72 64 58 54 51 50 51 57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W S SE SE S S SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........8 10 9 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............2 1 1 1 1 5 10 15 17 17 15 5
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 0 0 0 1 4 8 13 14 14 12 3
FORECASTER...BURROUGHS
REQUESTED BY...TODD KREADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528526.0/RNK
.DELDT 01/07/26
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