Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast - Southern

Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
West winds will gust to 20 to 25 mph especially on the ridges, 
diminishing tonight. Chances for wetting rain outside of the 
western mountains are low, and this drier pattern continues 
through Saturday at least. Temperatures remain a few degrees 
either side of normal through the week with high pressure 
returning behind the front. Beginning Sunday, temperatures 
increase to well above normal.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
1031 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          38           66           42           63           
Max/Min RH %          86           30           98           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  9 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  6        SE 11 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6680                      3100         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  5                      SE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 33400                     43400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         83 Good      11 Poor      25 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  33 Fair      8 Poor       33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index          4            4            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 

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

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