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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing moisture today ahead of an approaching cold front. 
0.25" to 0.50" storm total through Thursday morning.

By the end of the work week, the potential for fire danger is 
expected to increase as winds and temperatures rebound on Friday. 
Southwest sinds could gust between 25 to 35 mph. Combine this 
with minimum RH values in the 20s, and fuels will dry very quickly
across the region. These conditions may lead to adverse fire 
behavior on Friday and Saturday as RHs remain low both days.
Moisture begins to increase by Sunday, and RHs trend upwards. 


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VAZ024-120815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           46           28           58           
Max/Min RH %          78           35           69           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G26    NW  9 G32    NW  4 G22    S  4 G25     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G30     NW  8 G26    Lgt/Var      S 10 G29     
Precip Amount         0.08         0.27         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            5                                      
Precip Begin          12 AM        Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7720                      6530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 26                     SW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 200720                    169780       
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  61 Good      134 Very Good66 Good      
Max ADI Late          28 Fair      129 Very Good2 Very Poor  119 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 25 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of snow showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Minimum
RH 33 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of snow showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs
around 40. Minimum RH 25 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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