895
FNUS71 KRNK 261600
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR WALLACE TRACT FIELDS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1100 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE, CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN WILL COME TO AN END TONIGHT, WITH CLOUDS LINGERING THROUGH
TOMORROW. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT AS CONDITIONS REMAIN MOIST.
SOME DRYING TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT CLOUDS WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT, LESS THAN 10MPH. SO NOT EXPECTING
RAPID DRYING. MIN RH AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 19.
TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 85 77 80 66 69 58
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............50 50 30 20 10 0 0
TEMP............44 46 47 48 49 50 48
RH..............78 74 68 66 63 58 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W
MIXNG WIND SPD..2 5 6 7 8 8 6
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 2 2 2
ADI.............2 3 4 10 15 19 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 3 4 8 12 15 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1 TO
2 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................0 TO 1.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........42 33 20 18 16 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 40 38 36 34 32
RH..............66 79 80 84 88 90
20 FT WIND......NW 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 NW 1 W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....900 500 400 400 300 400
MIXING WIND......W 3 NW 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 6 7
ADI.............1 0 1 1 1 1
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 0 1 1 1 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 30.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........18 29 31 24 17 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 33 42 48 52 53
RH..............90 93 73 59 51 51
20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 2200 3500 4200 4400
MIXING WIND......E 1 E 3 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6
LVORI...........7 6 3 2 2 2
ADI.............1 3 19 27 29 30
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.0 3 15 22 24 25
FORECASTER...GRUVER
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604122.0/RNK
.DELDT 02/26/26
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.EMAIL AARON.P.STROBEL@USDA.GOV,JAMES.COLLETT@USDA.GOV
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