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 South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
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           80           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           61           36           53           
Max/Min RH %          100          34           77           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  9 G29     W  9 G26     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         W 14 G31     W  5 G19     Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.15         0.09         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5970                      3200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 36                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 214920                    67200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  21 Fair      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  116 Very Good6 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
20. Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds
25 to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in the
mid 30s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 20s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 66 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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