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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
656 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Update: Dewpoints have been observed around 5 degrees lower than
originally forecast. Therefore, dewpoints were lowered for tonight
and Monday morning. Winds have also been gusting higher than 
forecast in the Piedmont, so winds were also increased slightly, 
though they do briefly reduce overnight in some areas. Tomorrow 
will be another fire danger day, as winds remain strong along with 
low dewpoints. 

The combination of continued gusty winds in the 20-30+ mph range,
low RH values dropping into the teens and 20 percent range, 
along with dry fuels on the ground will result in a critical 
fire weather day again on Monday. Fortunately, winds do look to 
diminish some on Monday; however, RH values will likely be much 
lower areawide, with more widespread upper teens RH values 
possible in the Piedmont. This continued fire weather concerns 
will likely lead to a fire weather SPS for much of the area on 
Monday. Burning will continue to be discouraged for much of the
area.

VAZ013-170930-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
656 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          31           51           29           58           
Max/Min RH %          49           23           60           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 11 G25    NW  9 G25    W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G24     NW  8 G22    Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 1 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3390                      1700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     S 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67800                     17000        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  69 Good      5 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      68 Good      2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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