Fire Weather Forecast - Watauga County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 PM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

.DISCUSSION...

Weak high pressure will remain over the region tonight resulting in 
a continuation of the muggy weather. A cold front approaches by the 
end of the week bringing increasing chances of showers and 
thunderstorms Thursday and Friday. This front should finally work 
southeast through the area Saturday with less humid weather possible 
Sunday.

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NCZ018-220915-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
300 PM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud cover           PCldy        PCldy        PCldy        MCldy        
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance precip (%)     40           60           50           80           
Min/Max Temp          62           82           63           77           
Max/Min RH %          100          62           100          67           
Wnd20ft2min/Early(mph)W  4         W  4         Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wnd20ft2min/Late(mph) Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip amount         0.07         0.13         0.10         0.28         
Precip duration       4            5            2            7            
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5310                      4450         
Transport wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 17         
Vent rate (mph-ft)                 73280                     76760        
Dispersion(evening)   POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   3            4            3            5            
Haines Index          4            3            3            3            
ADI early             35 FAIR      41 GEN GOOD  21 FAIR      30 FAIR      
ADI late              3 VERY POOR  44 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  56 GEN GOOD  
Max LVORI early       5            7            5            6            
Max LVORI late        6            3            6            3            

REMARKS...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 85 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
76 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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