Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
337 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will remain in control to provide dry weather with 
light winds. Fire weather concerns should remain low through the 
weekend and into early next week, but fuels will continue to dry 
during this time. The next chance of rain may not come until the 
middle of the week along and east of the Blue Ridge.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
337 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           78           51           78           
Max/Min RH %          99           41           85           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)                 6800                      6980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  5                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34000                     41880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      19 Gen Poor  23 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  36 Fair      1 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            9            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 54 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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