511
FNUS71 KRNK 071050
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK MTN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
650 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. COOLER BUT SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES INTO WEDNESDAY, THEN A WARMING TREND. RH VALUES WILL
BE LOWEST TODAY AND WEDNESDAY THEN START TO EDGE UP LATER IN THE WEEK.
COULD HAVE SOME GUSTY WINDS ATOP THE CANOPY AROUND 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT WINDS WILL BE WEAKER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A
VARIANCE MAY STILL BE REQUIRED DUE TO THE REALLY DRY AIR IN PLACE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 11 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 39 41 44 45 47 48 49 50 50
RH..............61 62 56 50 43 37 35 28 26 23 22
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 9 8 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 11 14 17 17 16 13 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 17 18 20 20 17 16 15 13 12
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.18 34 50 62 74 76 80 76 68 60 54
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 8
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 10 9 7 6 4 4 3 2 2 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 45 42 40 38 36 34 33 31 30 29 28
RH..............23 25 30 33 37 40 43 44 47 49 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE E E E E E
MIXNG WIND SPD..10 9 8 6 5 3 3 5 6 7 7 8
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.45 32 9 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (33900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 24 29 33 37 42 44 46 49 50 52 53
RH..............55 63 51 44 39 33 30 29 29 28 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 4 5 6 8 8 10 10 10 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 7 10 16 20 23 27 30 34 36 38 39
FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN URFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609133.1/RNK
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL COLLEEN.URFFER@USDA.GOV
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