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
745 PM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022

.DISCUSSION...
Low pressure producing rain and abundant cloud cover will drift
east across the region tonight through Monday. The entire 
system exits the region by Monday night followed by a return to
high pressure and drier conditions Tuesday through Thursday.

NCZ018-020915-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
745 PM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          41           56           43           61           
Max/Min RH %          100          79           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G21    NW  9 G23    NW  7 G21    N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G21    NW 10 G22    N  5         N  5         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            2            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL)                 2050                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 20                      N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41000                     31520        
Dispersion                         5                         5            
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      32 Fair      27 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  37 Fair      9 Poor       35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            7            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index          2            2            2            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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