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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds in with a moisture-starved backdoor front
making it into our area this weekend. Isolated to scattered
showers are possible with this feature. RH values drop to 30 
to 40% on Friday afternoon before rebounding over the weekend.
Winds will be light.

VAZ033-190815-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
143 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           88           59           84           
Max/Min RH %          85           31           89           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7040                      5890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21120                     41230        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  22 Fair      11 Poor      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  34 Fair      2 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 62 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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