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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Extended period of dry weather into
next week. In the short term, fire concerns are low. However,
warming temperatures next week, along with RH values into the 
low 40 to mid 30 percent range could allow for favorable burning 
by mid-week.

VAZ018-260815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           77           46           69           
Max/Min RH %          87           32           96           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         NW  3        NW  6 G18    NW  6 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        NW  5 G17    NW  4        NW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4440                      3830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     NW 28        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 66600                     107240       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      31 Fair      42 Gen Good  72 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  68 Good      5 Very Poor  101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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