Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
930 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Rain chances continue today through the weekend, which 
will only lead to a continued moist/saturated top soil and 
adjacent ground fuels. 

Overall, there are no fire weather concerns this week given the 
points mentioned above, and any type of burning will be extremely
difficult given the saturated fuels and surface ground layer. 

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
930 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           65           36           56           
Max/Min RH %          100          31           79           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5 G25    W  8 G25     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W 11 G28     W  5 G23     Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.22         0.10         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            2            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6380                      3170         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 37                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 236060                    66570        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  35 Fair      15 Gen Poor  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  151 Very Good7 Poor       74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        9            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs around 30. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 

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

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