313
FNUS71 KRNK 241236
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT LAKE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
836 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AT THE SPOT LOCATION TODAY, DRY CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
TO SUNNY SKIES. INITIAL WINDS THIS MORNING LOOK TO BE LIGHT OUT
OF THE NORTHEAST, THEN SHIFT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH BY
THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD GET DOWN TO NEAR 30 PERCENT.
CLOUDS SHOULD BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS SOUTHEAST
NEAR 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY WILL AGAIN BE DRY BUT MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDS LOOK TO BE
OUT OF THE SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH AND MINIMUM RH VALUES A BIT HIGHER
NEAR 38 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2
TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (21900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 TO 31.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 40 21 8 3 2 7 12 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 32 36 40 43 45 46 47 47
RH..............56 47 37 35 34 32 30 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 8 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE N N NE SE S S S S
MIXNG WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
ADI.............3 4 5 7 10 13 18 26 31
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 3 4 6 8 10 15 21 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................1 TO 23.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 15 28 30 27 59 49 60 70 80 85 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............46 44 41 38 37 36 35 35 35 35 34 34
RH..............35 38 45 49 49 50 51 50 51 50 52 52
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 7 8
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............23 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.19 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (39800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 TO 36.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 68 83 79 76 72 69 65 62 63 65 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 35 37 40 44 48 51 53 54 55 54
RH..............55 53 53 51 48 44 41 39 38 38 38 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 10
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
ADI.............6 6 6 6 8 18 24 24 25 29 36 30
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 2 2 3 8 14 20 23 26 31 39 46
FORECASTER...BAKER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON HANSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607521.0/RNK
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BKHANSEN@BLM.GOV
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