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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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VAZ033-120815-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
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 (%)     60           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           47           31           58           
Max/Min RH %          89           37           66           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 11 G24    NW 16 G38    NW  5 G21    SW  7 G27    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 12 G31    NW 13 G31    Lgt/Var      SW 14 G28    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.46         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            6                                      
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7250                      5400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 25                     SW 25        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 181250                    135000       
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      56 Gen Good  84 Good      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      97 Good      2 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
24 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 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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