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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
252 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will pass across the area this evening, 
accompanied by scattered showers and a few Thunderstorms. 
Passage of the front will bring cooler temperatures to the 
region for the weekend with dry weather Saturday. The front is
expected to stall over the southern Appalachians, with low 
pressure developing along the front and passing just to our
south Sunday. This will bring clouds back across our region
Sunday with a chance for light rain along and south of the
Virginia, North Carolina border. Fair weather returns for
Monday and Tuesday.

WVZ508-200830-
Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
252 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           57           32           50           
Max/Min RH %          95           35           70           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6        NW  8 G19    NW  9 G23    NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7        NW 12 G23    NW  4        NW  8 G17    
Precip Amount         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            3 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5280                      4340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 23                      NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 121440                    56420        
Dispersion            Good                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      51 Gen Good  92 Good      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      98 Good      11 Poor      55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            3            1            
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
Haines Index          3            3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Above normal temperatures. Above normal rainfall.