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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
236 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

.DISCUSSION... 

Dry and mild east of the mountains today. Winds will increase
late morning and could gust up to 20MPH at times through
this afternoon.

The lowest afternoon relative humidity values should average 
between 20% and 30% across the Virginia and North Carolina 
Piedmonts Wednesday, with higher values farther west. 

The lower RHs, dry conditions and mild temperatures
may result in some adverse fire behavior across the souther 
Virginia and North Carolina Piedmont region.

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WVZ042-010745-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
236 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Snow         Flurries     None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          25           34           26           46           
Max/Min RH %          91           58           87           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 11 G27     NW 11 G27    W  4         W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 13 G28     W  9 G23     W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            2                                      
Precip Begin          8 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2950                      3020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 26                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76700                     42280        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      62 Good      8 Poor       26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          34 Fair      62 Good      4 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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