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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Very dry air and breezy winds will create an elevated fire danger 
 today as relative humidities dry into the mid teens to mid 20s with 
 wind gusts 15 to 25 mph. A rapid warming trend will begin on Monday, 
 with high temperatures soaring into the 80s by Tuesday and 
 Wednesday. Rain and thunderstorm chances will also return to the 
 area from Tuesday night through the end of the work week.
 
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 237 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026
 
                       Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     30           50           40           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
 Min/Max TEMP          46           72           59           83           
 Max/Min RH %          76           47           77           38           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  6                     SW  7 G22    
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  8 G19    SW  6        SW  9 G23    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.04         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       0            2            0            0            
 Precip begin          3 AM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4060                      5850         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 21                     SW 29        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  77660                     142350       
 Dispersion            POOR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             21 FAIR      25 FAIR      23 FAIR      87 GOOD      
 ADI late              6 VERY POOR  60 GEN GOOD  8 POOR       125 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       2            3            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        3            3            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
 winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
 Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 60. Highs
 in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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