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FNUS51 KRNK 181839 FWFRNK Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 239 PM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025 .DISCUSSION... High pressure continues to shift offshore. A cold front will arrive Sunday, bringing the potential of a few thunderstorms capable of producing locally damaging winds and moderate rainfall. Winds look very gusty even outside of thunderstorms. Minimum RH values drop to 30 to 40 percent in most locations by Monday and Tuesday afternoons behind the front. Cooler temperatures are expected by early next week as high pressure arrives in the wake of this cold front. Gusts are expected to reach 20 to locally 35 mph from the south- southwest veering to the west-southwest Sunday into early Monday. Between a quarter and 1 inch of wetting rainfall is forecast for Sunday afternoon into Monday morning across the area. NCZ018-190815- Watauga- Including the city of Boone 239 PM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Showers Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 90 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0 Min/Max Temp 50 61 36 59 Max/Min RH % 99 81 100 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 4 S 13 G32 W 15 G32 NW 13 G28 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 G26 S 14 G31 NW 15 G32 NW 8 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.33 0.21 0.00 Precip Duration 5 2 Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2420 2830 Transport Wnd (mph) S 29 NW 21 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 70180 59430 Dispersion Fair Excellent Max ADI Early 9 Poor 55 Gen Good 41 Gen Good 47 Gen Good Max ADI Late 10 Poor 57 Gen Good 44 Gen Good 59 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 6 5 5 4 Max LVORI Late 6 4 4 1 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy frost through the night. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost through the night. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.