392  
FNUS74 KMRX 201055  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FLANARY BRIDGE SPRINGS - RX FIRE...VIRGINIA DPEARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
655 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 20.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK  
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER. FLOW WILL PRIMARILY BE OUT  
OF THE SOUTHWEST BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO  
TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TODAY.  
MINIMUM RH WILL HOVER CLOSE TO 40 PERCENT. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS  
AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.  
ANOTHER CHANCE RETURNS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 25 31 49 49 74 63 66 72 67 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............36 35 40 48 54 60 63 67 68 69 70  
RH..............92 96 85 63 57 49 44 40 39 39 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 6 8 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 5 10 13 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.5 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 8 14 20 21 25 25 26 26  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9  
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........71 66 52 47 41 37 41 42 43 39 59 73  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............68 68 64 61 59 57 56 56 55 54 53 53  
RH..............42 44 54 60 67 75 80 83 86 90 93 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 8 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 17 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 9  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 82 89 80 78 75 70 65 60 50 41 31  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............53 52 51 53 57 62 66 69 71 73 74 75  
RH..............93 96 100 96 83 72 63 55 51 46 46 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.8 5.4 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 7 8 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS  
REQUESTED BY...LAURA YOUNG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606718.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAURA.YOUNG@DCR.VIRGINIA.GOV  
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