957
FNUS71 KRNK 091035
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHSIDE SAVANNA BURN...DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
635 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DESPITE SUNSHINE TODAY AND RH DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT
SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR WITH LIGHT WINDS. FRIDAY
SHOULD HAVE SLIGHTLY BETTER SMOKE DISPERSION BUT WINDS WILL
STILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................6 TO 16.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 20 43 45 20 23 35 27 25 28 18
WEATHER COV.....ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 33 40 44 49 54 56 59 60 62 64
RH..............96 94 70 57 47 45 42 39 37 34 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 4 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E NE NE E E
MIXNG WIND SPD..6 8 8 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2
LVORI...........8 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............6 8 13 15 14 14 15 16 14 12 12
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 5 10 12 11 11 12 12 11 10 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 11.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........11 2 1 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 54 48 45
RH..............35 50 64 76
20 FT WIND......E 1G2 SE 2G4 SE 2 SE 3G4
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 500 400 400
MIXING WIND......E 2 E 3 E 3 SE 2
LVORI...........2 2 3 4
ADI.............11 2 1 1
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 2 1 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (28300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................0 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 41 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........52 12 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............41 53 73
RH..............87 68 32
20 FT WIND......SE 2 N 0G4 S 2G6
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 3400
MIXING WIND......SE 1 SW 3 SW 6
LVORI...........6 3 2
ADI.............1 5 25
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 4 20
FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/09/26
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