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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 1035 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue tonight 
 into Sunday, as a broad band associated with an upper level 
 disturbance continues over the area. Heavy downpours leading to 
 flash flooding will be a marginal concern for the remainder of the 
 weekend and into Monday. The low will finally begin moving on 
 Tuesday, with the chance for precipitation decreasing for Tuesday 
 night and Wednesday, as the system moves away from the area.
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
 1035 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
 
                       Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     70           50           40           50           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           30           20           
 Min/Max TEMP          51           69           45           66           
 Max/Min RH %          100          48           100          50           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
 Precip amount         0.22         0.06         0.02         0.02         
 Precip duration       5            2            1            2            
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 AM         Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5990                      4990         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 12        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  58570                     56580        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
 ADI late              3 VERY POOR  46 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  61 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       8            9            6            9            
 Max LVORI late        8            3            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
 Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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