Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
800 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure building in from the north will result in an
extended period of dry and more seasonable weather through 
the upcoming weekend. No chance of rain until the middle
of next week.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
800 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           70           45           71           
Max/Min RH %          97           39           94           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3780                      3380         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  8                     SE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 30240                     6760         
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      35 Fair      25 Fair      8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  38 Fair      5 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       5            7            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 

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

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