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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front approaching the area late tonight will bring rain
chances back to the area, and is expected to become stalled
over the area through the end of the week. This will bring 
increased rain chances; however, accumulated rainfall amounts 
look to remain low as activity remains scattered to isolated in 
nature. Late Saturday moisture looks to exit the area with a
secondary cold front pushing through the area, and this will 
usher in drier air and high pressure on Sunday and into the 
early next week.

Minimum RH values will trend upward over the next several days as 
low level moisture continues to push northward into the region. This 
will lower any fire weather potential; however, there are still some
fire weather concerns given the dry conditions over the last month.

NCZ001-300830-
Ashe-
Including the city of West Jefferson
241 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          56           77           54           76           
Max/Min RH %          96           51           95           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  4         Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.01         0.11         
Precip Duration                    2            1            3            
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4760                      5090         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47600                     71260        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         55 Gen Good  41 Gen Good  30 Fair      59 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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