140
FNUS71 KRNK 101058
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR COMERS ROCK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
658 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH GOOD MIXING BY THE AFTERNOON.
RH DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS SATURDAY AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS.
NO WETTING RAIN EXPECTED WITH RH ABOUT 10-15 PERCENT
HIGHER THAN TODAY BUT GOOD MIXING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (53900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 75 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 6 0 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 51 54 56 62 64 66 69 69 69 69
RH..............37 33 32 32 31 28 27 24 24 24 24
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.6 6.2 6.3 5.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW W W W NW W W W W W W
MIXNG WIND SPD..3 3 6 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 10
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 3 5 18 36 47 53 56 66 75 75
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 2 14 28 37 42 45 55 62 62
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................53 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........9 6 12 12 17 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 63 57 54 53 52
RH..............27 33 41 45 50 55
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....4700 300 300 200 300 300
MIXING WIND......W 9 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 7
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............53 3 3 3 4 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.42 2 2 2 2 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO
18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (57200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 78 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........30 49 35 30 35 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............50 52 59 66 69 70
RH..............61 65 57 51 45 41
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 13 14 13 12
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 2100 3500 5000 4800
MIXING WIND......W 6 W 6 NW 15 NW 18 NW 13 W 9
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 6 39 77 73 57
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 31 63 63 45
FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609156.6/RNK
.DELDT 04/10/26
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