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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast through this evening as high pressure
crosses the forecast area. Minimum RH values today drop to around
30 to 40 percent over much of the area this afternoon. While 
winds will be light today, winds will gust to 15 mph to locally 25
mph at times Tuesday ahead of the next weather system. The next 
wetting rain chance will arrive early Tuesday in the mountains and
spread east through Wednesday night. Rainfall amounts will range
from a quarter inch to a half inch or more along the higher
terrain. 

Southerly winds on Tuesday veer SW Tuesday night, and become 
westerly and gusty to 15 to 25 kts Wednesday through Thursday. 
Winds remain gusty to 15 to 25 kts Friday and turn NW.

NCZ018-242115-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          56           40           55           
Min/Max RH %          45           99           77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         S  6         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         S  4         S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.29         
Precip Duration                                 11           
Precip Begin                                    6 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2260                      1490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  7                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15820                     10430        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  7 Poor       6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  7 Poor       9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            5            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds
20 to 30 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the mid 30s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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