Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through Friday for 
the eastern Piedmont. Precipitation chances will be very low until
Friday where rain and thunderstorms will be possible through Sunday.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
1101 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          84           65           87           
Min/Max RH %          53           88           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5610                      7860         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  7                     W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    39270                     39300        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      25 Fair      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 

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

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