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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
145 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure maintains a dry pattern for the next few days.
A return flow of moisture takes place next week. A front
looks to bring a chance of wetting rain by midweek. Until
then fuels will continue to dry, but overall wind speeds
are expected to be under 10 mph.

NCZ018-042000-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
145 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           48           70           
Min/Max RH %          41           99           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SE  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3310                      2550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  3                     S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    9930                      17850        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       5 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          14 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 68 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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