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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure remains over the region this week. A cold front will
likely pass through Thursday and bring some gusty winds of 15-20 mph.
Minimum relative humidity values will remain in the 30-40% range.
Tropical Storm Isaias will likely become a hurricane and make landfall
this weekend. The storm may be close enough to send some much needed rain
and some stronger winds. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

WVZ042-080815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
239 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           72           48           73           
Max/Min RH %          88           43           82           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4940                      3970         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 103740                    31760        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      49 Gen Good  31 Fair      19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  114 Very Good2 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 97 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 92 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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