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FXUS61 KRNK 190524
AFDRNK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
124 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION.
KEY MESSAGES
1) CRISP FALL WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK WITH COOL TEMPERATURES.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: CRISP FALL WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK WITH COOL
TEMPERATURES.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THE
NEXT WEEK, WITH BROAD 500 MB TROUGHING OVER MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN U.S. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL
AFFECT SOUTHSIDE VA AS WELL AS THE NC PIEDMONT. WITH GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS MOST NIGHTS, OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
BE IN THE 30S AND 40S AREAWIDE. OUR MOUNTAIN ZONES FROZE LAST
NIGHT, SO WE ARE NOT INCLUDING FROST IN THE WEATHER GRIDS, OR
ISSUING ANYMORE FROST OR FREEZE HEADLINES, ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE
POSSIBLE. SOME RIVER VALLEY FOG IS EXPECTED MOST NIGHTS. THE
GROWING SEASON REMAINS OPEN FOR THE PIEDMONT AND ROANOKE VALLEY
AT THIS TIME.
WINDS VARY SLIGHTLY FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST BY
THURSDAY, AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
DRY AND CLEAR WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE
TOWARDS SEASONAL NORMALS, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND
70S.
AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CONCLUSION OF THE VALID TAF
FORECAST PERIOD, 06Z/2AM EDT OCT 20. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE SOME
BRIEF AND LOCALIZED SUB-VFR CONDITIONS DUE TO FOG AND LOW
STRATUS, WITHIN THE SOME THE MOUNTAIN RIVER VALLEYS. THE
GREATEST EXTENT IS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE NEW RIVER AND SOME
OF ITS LARGER TRIBUTARIES.
MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BE EXPERIENCING CALM OR LIGHT NW-NE
WINDS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF A KYLH-KDAN
LINE WHERE DAYTIME N-NE WINDS WILL REACH 7-10 KTS SUSTAINED.
OUTLOOK MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY: NO SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ANTICIPATED.
DRY WEATHER AND VFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT A MOSTLY N WIND THROUGH THE PERIOD.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
DISCUSSION...AS/SH
AVIATION...DS
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