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 Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
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 (%)     30           40           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           69           41           63           
Max/Min RH %          82           43           92           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  8 G22     W 10 G29     W  9 G24     NW  9 G27    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G24     W 11 G28     W  7 G24     NW  9 G25    
Precip Amount         0.01         0.02         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            2            2                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6740                                   
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 28                      N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 188720                                 
Dispersion            Good                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         92 Good      130 Very Good96 Good                   
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      139 Very Good96 Good                   
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3                         
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3                         

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 61 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 66 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 86 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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