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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing moisture today ahead of an approaching cold front. 
0.25" to 0.50" storm total through Thursday morning.

By the end of the work week, the potential for fire danger is 
expected to increase as winds and temperatures rebound on Friday. 
Southwest sinds could gust between 25 to 35 mph. Combine this 
with minimum RH values in the 20s, and fuels will dry very quickly
across the region. These conditions may lead to adverse fire 
behavior on Friday and Saturday as RHs remain low both days.
Moisture begins to increase by Sunday, and RHs trend upwards. 


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NCZ019-120815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           49           29           60           
Max/Min RH %          85           32           72           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  8 G22    NW 11 G32    NW  4 G20    SW  3 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G22    NW 11 G29    Lgt/Var      SW  9 G20    
Precip Amount         0.09         0.32         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            5                                      
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6000                      4970         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 25                     SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 150000                    89460        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         70 Good      48 Gen Good  88 Good      53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      116 Very Good1 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            5            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
23 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 30 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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