883  
FNUS71 KRNK 301235  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDEN RX BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
835 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT SUNSHINE TO GIVE WAY TO A PERIOD OF HIGH CLOUDS MIDDAY TO EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY AGAIN AFTER 2PM. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 12 MPH.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNSHINE MIXED WITH HIGH CLOUDS (15-45 PERCENT).  
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (26500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................16 TO 36.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 2 36 42 21 15 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 76 80 81 82 83 81  
RH..............64 57 48 44 43 40 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 7 8 6 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 10 11 11 8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2  
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
MIXNG WIND SPD..7 9 9 11 12 8 6  
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............16 25 32 36 36 33 29  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 21 27 30 30 28 24  
 
 
FORECASTER...PERRY  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN YOUNG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622825.0/RNK  
.DELDT 09/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JONATHAN.YOUNG@NCAGR.GOV  
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