Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A warm front will bring showers and storms mainly this evening 
into Wednesday. After that, rain chances are elevated through 
the end of the work week. 

A cooler air mass arrives for Thursday into the weekend. Winds 
become gusty Wednesday through Saturday, mainly from the 
west-northwest between 15 and 30 mph at times in the mountains.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Central Zone-
INCLUDING Warm Springs, James River, Glenwood, and Pedlar
230 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           69           45           64           
Max/Min RH %          85           43           82           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G19     W  8 G27     W  7 G23     W  8 G26     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G23     W 10 G26     W  6 G23     W  9 G24     
Precip Amount         0.05         0.02         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            2            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6980                                   
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 28                      N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 195440                                 
Dispersion            Fair                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      162 Very Good97 Good                   
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       159 Very Good97 Good                   
Max LVORI Early       4            4            3                         
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3                         

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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