Fire Weather Forecast - Mercer County, WV

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
255 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A wedge of high pressure will keep low clouds and occasional rain
showers or drizzle in the area through Saturday. Dry conditions 
and very warm temperatures return for the end of the weekend and 
remain into much of next week. Chances for rain increase Tuesday 
with a frontal passage. Additional scattered showers and
thunderstorms will be possible, mainly in the afternoon hours each
day for the remainder of the work week.

WVZ042-262015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
255 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           
Max/Min Temp          63           50           70           
Min/Max RH %          52           92           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  9 G18    SE 10 G21    SE  9 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  9 G17    SE 12 G23    S  8         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   12 PM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4420                      3520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 18                      S 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    79560                     52800        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      50 Gen Good  41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          52 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.