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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds in with a moisture-starved backdoor front
making it into our area this weekend. Isolated to scattered
showers are possible with this feature. RH values drop to 30 
to 40% on Friday afternoon before rebounding over the weekend.
Winds will be light.

WVZ044-190815-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
143 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          51           84           52           83           
Max/Min RH %          90           34           91           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7050                      6810         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  3                      SE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21150                     54480        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      25 Fair      11 Poor      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  29 Fair      1 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
RH 53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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