669
FNUS71 KRNK 080022
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR COMERS ROCK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
822 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF
THE WORK WEEK, WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SITTING OVER THE EASTERN
US. FOR TOMORROW, WINDS TURN FROM EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY BY
ABOUT MIDDAY, BETWEEN 10 TO 13 MPH. MINIMUM RH WILL BE IN THE LOW
20% RANGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SLIGHTLY HIGHER FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, CLOSER TO BUT STILL BELOW 30%. RH RECOVERS TO ABOUT 65%
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES OVERHEAD THURSDAY,
LEADING TO A SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST, AND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT. POOR SMOKE
DISPERSION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (33200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 47 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 7 6 3 4 6 5 16 9 17 25 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 31 33 35 38 42 45 49 51 52 53 53
RH..............47 52 46 43 38 34 30 27 28 25 25 24
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 13
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 10 12 21 25 28 31 35 36 41 45 47
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 4 9 16 20 22 25 28 29 33 36 38
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 TO 40.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........28 33 38 48 51 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 47 44 40 37 34
RH..............25 30 37 41 48 56
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 11 11 11 8
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 300 300 400 400 300
MIXING WIND......SE 13 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............40 5 4 6 6 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.32 3 3 3 3 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
1 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 0 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................0 TO 10.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........43 48 35 30 31 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 35 44 53 59 62
RH..............61 64 48 36 30 29
20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 10 10 8
MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 1100 2200 3300 3500
MIXING WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 3 NE 1 N 0
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2
ADI.............2 4 7 10 5 0
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 6 8 4 0
FORECASTER...SAVA
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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