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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Wetting rain and snow occurred Thursday...
...A period of drying is expected Friday and Saturday...

Clock has been reset on fine dead fuels due to widespread
wetting Thursday.  This moisture recovery is expected to
be temporary with wind and low humidity resulting in good 
drying conditions Friday and Saturday. As such expect upward
trend with respect to fire danger as fuels dry going into 
the weekend. 

Moisture returns late Sunday into Monday as a strong storm
system crosses the region.

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NCZ020-130830-
Yadkin-
Including the city of Yadkinville
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          30           58           37           67           
Max/Min RH %          74           36           88           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         SW  4 G17    SW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 11 G23    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4470                      5020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 29                     S  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 129630                    40160        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         82 Good      72 Good      80 Good      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  81 Good      3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 22 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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