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
227 PM EDT Mon May 23 2022

.DISCUSSION...

Front to our south will be the focus for rainfall tonight into 
midweek. A soaking rain can be expected today into early Tuesday, 
then slightly drier into Wednesday before another round of showers
and storms arrives with a front Thursday. Humidity levels will 
stay elevated all week.

NCZ018-240915-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
227 PM EDT Mon May 23 2022

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance precip (%)     100          40           30           30           
Min/Max Temp          57           68           54           72           
Max/Min RH %          100          69           96           66           
Wnd20ft2min/Early(mph)Lgt/Var      NW  3        E  3         SE  3        
Wnd20ft2min/Late(mph) Lgt/Var      N  3         SE  4        SE  4        
Precip amount         1.32         0.09         0.01         0.00         
Precip duration       10           2            2            2            
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3090                      4580         
Transport wnd (mph)                NE  3                     SE 12        
Vent rate (mph-ft)                 10660                     52670        
Dispersion(evening)   VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
Haines Index          3            2            3            3            
ADI early             30 FAIR      25 FAIR      8 POOR       16 GEN POOR  
ADI late              8 POOR       14 GEN POOR  5 VERY POOR  22 FAIR      
Max LVORI early       6            8            6            6            
Max LVORI late        7            4            7            3            

REMARKS...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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