Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Winds for Saturday will remain light and generally from the 
northeast under partly sunny skies today. Widely scattered 
showers and a few storms will develop during mid-afternoon 
across the mountains, mainly north of Highway 460. Afternoon 
minimum RH will remain above 40 percent areawide today.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Central Zone-
INCLUDING Warm Springs, James River, Glenwood, and Pedlar
631 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          88           64           90           
Min/Max RH %          55           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.07         0.04         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            1            0            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6200                      6010         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    31000                     48080        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      1 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 

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

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