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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Low pressure centered over the southern Appalachians will drift 
northeast through Thursday, bringing additional clouds and 
precipitation. The low moves offshore by Friday, lowering the 
probability of precipitation. Dry weather and seasonal 
temperatures are expected for Saturday and Sunday.

VAZ010-190815-
Bland-
Including the city of Bland
243 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           30           0            
Min/Max Temp          57           74           54           78           
Max/Min RH %          100          68           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.05         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3420                      4660         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  7                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23940                     32620        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      8 Poor       19 Gen Poor  24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  28 Fair      2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            9            3            
LAL                   3            3            3            1            
Haines Index          3            3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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