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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level low will keep our area stormy at times
into Wednesday, before lifting out Thursday.

We will see less coverage Thursday into Friday but another
front tracks in by Saturday with another round of showers
and storms.

VAZ024-132015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           80           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          68           57           75           
Min/Max RH %          86           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.93         0.37         0.25         
Precip Duration       11           4            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2340                      3150         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 15                     SE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35100                     28350        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  26 Fair      14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      2 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            10           
Max LVORI Late        5            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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