102  
FNUS71 KRNK 230956  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARD MOUNTAIN WF...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
556 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR TODAY UNDER ABUNDANT  
SUNSHINE AND STRONG MIXING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL  
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE BURN SITE, WHILE WINDS  
WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH DURING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH SHORTLY BEFORE  
SUNSET. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON FRIDAY, WITH GUSTS REACHING  
AS HIGH AS 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES  
WILL ALSO MAKE FOR A MODEST INCREASE IN AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY.  
NO WETTING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH BECOMING AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 45 44 46 51 54 57 59 59 59 59 58  
RH..............57 57 58 53 41 35 31 30 29 27 29 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 14 17 19 21 21 21 20 19 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER  
3 AM.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 4 5 5 9 7 7 8 8 5 5 2  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 51 48 46 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36  
RH..............38 42 46 50 54 57 60 63 69 73 75 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 5 5 3 7 13 13 10 6 4 4 6  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 35 34 39 44 49 53 55 57 58 58 56  
RH..............82 84 85 73 63 52 44 40 37 36 36 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...FILLO  
REQUESTED BY...MARCUS SEWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2523793.5/RNK  
.DELDT 10/23/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARCUS.SEWELL@USDA.GOV  
 
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