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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A nearly stationary front will be the focus for
mainly scattered showers and storms this afternoon
and again Thursday and Friday. Moisture increases
keeping RH values elevated. Best wetting rain 
chances will be in the mountains into Friday
and areawide Saturday as a cold front moves across.

NCZ018-010815-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
159 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          56           75           55           74           
Max/Min RH %          89           50           90           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        S  6 G17     W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  9 G20     SW  4        SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.45         0.09         0.07         0.06         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5180                      5320         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 15                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 77700                     63840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  64 Good      30 Fair      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  65 Good      7 Poor       52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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