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FNUS71 KRNK 191002  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARD MOUNTAIN WF...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
602 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON OCTOBER 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM  
APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL EARLY EVENING, WHEN A  
COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM, WITH  
WINDS THEN SHIFTING FROM THE WEST. MAXIMUM GUSTS WILL REACH AROUND  
26 MPH. MOST LIKELY WETTING RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY WILL BE AROUND  
0.50", WITH MOST OF THE RAIN FALLING ALONG THE COLD FRONT DURING THE  
EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........70 58 58 36 36 68 73 89 93 93  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 40 50 60 70  
TEMP............50 55 61 68 71 73 73 72 70 67  
RH..............96 89 81 72 62 59 59 65 70 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 14 17 19 21 22 26 26 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR (0.01 IN).......90 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AT 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 96 94 77 63 43 40 40 42 38 30  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF LKY CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CWR.............90 80 60 50 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............65 62 60 57 55 53 51 50 49 48 47 47  
RH..............84 90 90 89 88 85 85 84 81 80 80 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 23 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 18  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING THEN 25 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 31 23 17 11 4 4 5 5 4 4 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 46 46 48 51 56 59 61 62 63 64 62  
RH..............80 78 79 76 66 56 49 44 41 39 38 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 19 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 14 13  
 
 
FORECASTER...FILLO  
REQUESTED BY...MARCUS SEWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2523793.1/RNK  
.DELDT 10/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARCUS.SEWELL@USDA.GOV  
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