Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast - Eastern

Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected today with warm weather and sunny skies
for much of the day. Clouds increase from the east beginning this
afternoon as a wedge of high pressure builds in, bringing clouds,
lower temperatures, and a low chance for showers in the mountains
through Saturday. Sunday into the beginning of next week look 
especially warm, with shower chances returning Tuesday.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
431 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Drizzle      Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          67           41           59           
Min/Max RH %          30           95           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  6         SE  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    6 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7160                      3130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  3                     SE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    21480                     28170        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      30 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          28 Fair      10 Poor      41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          4            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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