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FNUS71 KRNK 192257
FWSRNK

Spot Forecast for Fore Mountain RX...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
657 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EDT on April 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will dominate the weather pattern for the Mid-
Atlantic through the weekend, with a warm southwesterly wind
bringing well above average temperatures through Sunday. The
next chance of rain is late Monday when a cold front crosses the
area. The front is expected to stall to our south, keeping
unsettled weather possible through the week.

Please note that many of the requested variables are
not available past Monday. Any that are not available will be
indicated as missing by the use of "M" or "MISSING."


.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers late in the afternoon.
CWR (0.01 in).......0 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around 17
                    mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 6 to 14 mph shifting to the south 16
                    to 17 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (87100 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 early in the morning increasing to 91 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........76  68  59  51  50  48  47  46  44  43
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   20  20  20  20
Temp............62  65  68  71  73  74  76  77  78  79
RH..............78  68  58  51  47  44  40  38  35  34
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..5   6   6   6   7   7   8   8   9   9
20 FT wind gust.8   10  11  12  14  14  16  16  17  16
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8
Mixng wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixng wind spd..6   6   6   6   7   9   12  14  16  17
LVORI...........4   3   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............7   11  14  18  33  51  73  91  72  76
VRate mph-ft/1K.6   9   12  17  28  44  65  81  94  100

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). A chance of
                    showers.
CWR (0.01 in).......20 percent increasing to 50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 9 mph with gusts to around
                    16 mph shifting to the west around 7 mph after
                    3 am.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL early in the evening.
Mixing winds........South 9 to 16 mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (57900 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (7900 knot-ft) late in the
                    night early in the evening.
LVORI...............2 early in the evening.
ADI.................8 to 45 early in the evening.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........51     68     70     67     59     72
Weather cov.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
CWR.............20     40     40     40     50     50
Temp............77     73     69     66     64     63
RH..............36     42     51     59     66     71
20 ft wind......SW 9   SW 8   SW 7   W 7    W 8    W 7
20 ft wind gust.16     14     14     14     14     13
Mix hgt (ft)....4200   1000   M      M      M      M
Mixing wind......S 16   S 9    M      M      M      M
LVORI...........1      2      M      M      M      M
ADI.............45     8      M      M      M      M
VRate mph-ft/1K.67     9      M      M      M      M

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers.
CWR (0.01 in).......50 percent decreasing to 40 percent early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......MISSING.
Mixing winds........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....MISSING.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........77     73     68     63     61     61
Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
CWR.............50     40     40     40     40     40
Temp............60     61     65     69     71     73
RH..............77     73     61     49     39     34
20 ft wind......W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 ft wind gust.12     11     12     12     12     11
Mix hgt (ft)....M      M      M      M      M      M
Mixing wind......M      M      M      M      M      M
LVORI...........M      M      M      M      M      M
ADI.............M      M      M      M      M      M
VRate mph-ft/1K.M      M      M      M      M      M

$$
Forecaster...Sleighter
Requested by...Brent Foltz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2511075.0/RNK
.DELDT 04/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brent.foltz@usda.gov,adam.christie@usda.gov,joseph.jarrells@usda.gov