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FNUS71 KRNK 110802
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG WILSON RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
402 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ANY CLOUD COVER WILL BE GONE BETWEEN 8-10AM, WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES THE REST OF THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 5 TO 10 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
WINDS DO SHIFT TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING, BUT SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT, THEN PICKING UP
4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 8AM SUNDAY, SO MAY BE A SMOKE ISSUE HEADING
TOWARD THE TOWN OF HOT SPRINGS AND WARM SPRINGS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 91 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 63 64 52 40 35 31 13 7 6 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 53 53 56 59 63 64 66 67 68 68 68
RH..............55 61 62 56 46 43 37 30 33 30 28 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 1.5 2.8 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..3 3 6 10 15 18 18 15 13 12 9 8
LVORI...........4 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 3 4 21 57 87 91 80 66 59 51 46
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 2 16 45 72 76 67 56 51 44 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 28.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 5 4 9 10 10 12 13 23 21 16 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............66 64 59 57 55 53 51 50 49 47 47 46
RH..............28 31 39 42 45 49 52 56 59 64 65 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW W W NW NW N N NE E E E E
MIXNG WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............28 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.22 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (36700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 52 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 39 35 41 39 37 39 42 44 44 43 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 46 48 50 53 57 60 63 66 67 68 68
RH..............71 70 69 68 65 61 58 54 48 46 45 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
MIXNG WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 12
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 4 4 7 13 22 29 35 40 45 49 52
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 2 6 10 17 23 28 32 36 40 42
FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CHRISTIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/11/26
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