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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure keeps us dry with cooler than normal temperatures
into Saturday.

VAZ007-270815-
Tazewell-
Including the city of Tazewell
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 26 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           69           44           72           
Max/Min RH %          99           40           79           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5830                      6710         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  7                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 40810                     80520        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         66 Good      39 Fair      35 Fair      73 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            9            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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