Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through Friday for 
the eastern Piedmont. Precipitation chances will be very low until
Friday where rain and thunderstorms will be possible through Sunday.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Central Zone-
INCLUDING Warm Springs, James River, Glenwood, and Pedlar
731 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           66           93           
Min/Max RH %          48           96           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5970                      8410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 10                      W  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    59700                     58870        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      35 Fair      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 

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

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