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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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