Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
530 PM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A large area of high pressure will dominate the weather into 
the weekend, leading to an extended period of dry and 
stable conditions. The absence of strong winds and good 
humidity recovery at night should mitigate overall fire danger

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
530 PM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

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          46           79           48           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          38           93           38           
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)                 6730                      6540         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  6                     NE  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 40380                     19620        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      11 Poor      25 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  36 Fair      1 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            9            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 42 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 

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

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