Fire Weather Forecast - Smyth County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal warmth will continue into Friday followed by a
cool down for the weekend. After a clear night tonight, clouds
will be on the increase. A cold front over the Ohio Valley will
move east, crossing the Mid-Atlantic region Friday. This front 
will bring showers and a few thunderstorms, but limited 
rainfall. In general, expecting a quarter inch or less of rain,
with isolated amounts of one half inch where thunderstorms 
occur. Temperatures will return to a more seasonal level 
Saturday.

VAZ009-190815-
Smyth-
Including the city of Marion
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           60           0            
Min/Max Temp          54           71           44           62           
Max/Min RH %          72           48           90           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        SW  4        NW  6        NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        W  7         NW  5        NW  9 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.19         0.11         0.00         
Precip Duration                    6            2                         
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3390                      5190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     W 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67800                     93420        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  12 Poor      29 Fair      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  63 Good      11 Poor      78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            5            1            
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
Haines Index          5            4            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 76 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Above normal Temperatures. Near normal rainfall.