957
FNUS71 KRNK 071348
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRTINTY ROAD FIRE...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
948 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MAIN HAZARD TODAY WILL BE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1400. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. HOWEVER, EXPECT
GUSTS 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UPWARDS OF 1 INCH OF
RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (15500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 TO 21.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 56 42 39 34 55 73 81 91
WEATHER COV..... CHC LKY LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC LKY LKY LKY
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 30 60 70 90
TEMP............76 80 83 85 87 89 87 86 84
RH..............93 82 74 69 66 63 64 68 73
20 FT WIND DIR..N W NW SE SE S S NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.8 4.6 5.0 1.8 3.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E
MIXNG WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........6 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3
ADI.............4 5 8 10 15 20 21 8 13
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 4 6 8 12 16 18 6 10
FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...BJ BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616907.0/RNK
.DELDT 07/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BJ.BUTLER@DOF.VIRGINIA.GOV
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