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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1047 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will cross through the area tonight and provide drier 
and cooler air to the area. Winds will pick up considerably the 
next few days, mainly from the west-northwest between 15 and 35 mph 
at times in the mountains. There may also be a few showers in the 
mountains for the rest of the week. 

By early next week, additional surface low pressure systems arrive 
to provide more opportunities for widespread precipitation.

NCZ018-220830-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
1047 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           67           43           62           
Max/Min RH %          81           38           86           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 11 G31     NW 19 G37    NW 15 G30    NW 11 G26    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 17 G34    NW 22 G34    NW 11 G26    NW 11 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1                         
Precip Begin                                    6 PM                      
Precip End                                      12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5730                      5120         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 40                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 229200                    102400       
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         109 Very Good145 Very Good152 Very Good86 Good      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      176 Very Good30 Fair      90 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
RH 77 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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