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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unusually warm and dry conditions will take place with record 
heat possible by the middle of this week. Rainfall appears 
minimal as any chances of showers or thunderstorms remain 
limited to southeast West Virginia. Otherwise, drought 
conditions will worsen as minimum relative humidity values fall 
towards 25 to 35 percent each afternoon. Some of the southern 
facing slopes may have minimum relative humidity values drop to 
20 percent with afternoon sunshine and gusty winds due to an 
unstable atmosphere from the increasing heat.

These aforementioned conditions will escalate fire danger 
across the entire region. The anomalous heat and low humidity 
combined with daytime gusts could possibly spark new fire 
activity that may spread rapidly. After today, we appear to 
enter a considerable stretch of time where prescribed fire will 
be discouraged as any available resources may need to shift 
towards wildfire suppression.

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NCZ004-130815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
225 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           82           56           87           
Max/Min RH %          76           30           77           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  5        SW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        SW  8 G18    Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7590                      7790         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 129030                    109060       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         42 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  83 Good      4 Very Poor  111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 24 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 29 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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