Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1200 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure centered over Bermuda will maintain southwesterly
winds, and a more humid airmass over the region through Saturday. 
This pattern will lead to much warmer temperatures areawide that 
will run nearly 15-20 degrees above normal on the daytime and 
nighttime temperatures. Dewpoints will generally remain in the 
50s to 60s across the area through this time period, leading to 
minimum RH values in the 40-50% range through Saturday before 
much drier air filters into the region behind the passage of 
a cold front Saturday night into Sunday. This cooler and drier
airmass will return temperatures to near normal for this time 
of the year; however, RH values look to bottom out in the 20-30%
range each day next week starting on Monday. Gusty winds on Monday
and Tuesday up to 20mph next week may lead to some increased 
fire weather concerns; however, as they become more relaxed by 
Wednesday and Thursday, conditions look to be more favorable 
for burning. 


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VAZ019-020-023-024-034-035-040800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Central Zone-
INCLUDING Warm Springs, James River, Glenwood, and Pedlar
1201 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           60           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          55           82           54           68           
Max/Min RH %          93           42           96           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6 G23     SW  8 G29    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  7 G22     SW  7 G28    W  8 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.16         0.34         
Precip Duration                    1            4            8            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6440                                   
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 77280                                  
Dispersion            Poor                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  26 Fair      39 Fair                   
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  39 Fair                   
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3                         
Max LVORI Late        5            1            3                         

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 26 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 30 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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