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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA 930 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Lower humidity and windy conditions today Today will continue the drying process as RH values again fall into the 20s and 30s for most while northwest winds gust 25 to 45 mph. Temperatures warm over the weekend with scattered chances for showers increasing from the north and west. Most of the area should be dry for Saturday with RH values also in the 20s to 30s. Winds Saturday should mainly gust 20-30 mph out of the west to SW. VAZ007-009-010-012-015-016-292000- JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone- INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe 930 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Max/Min Temp 60 40 65 Min/Max RH % 30 63 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 G32 W 12 G34 W 11 G37 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 16 G34 W 9 G23 W 16 G37 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7710 5320 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 41 W 28 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 316110 148960 Dispersion Excellent Max ADI Early 97 Good 95 Good 64 Good Max ADI Late 146 Very Good7 Poor 87 Good Max LVORI Early 3 2 3 Max LVORI Late 1 2 1 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 4 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain showers. Much cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$