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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