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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC
638 AM EDT Sat Jul 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds in from the north today behind a departing
trough. This will bring drier and near normal temperatures to 
the area for the weekend. Thunderstorm chances gradually 
increase by the beginning of next week as another weather system 
pushes closer to the region.

NCZ005-272015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
638 AM EDT Sat Jul 27 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           64           88           
Min/Max RH %          48           100          41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5740                      6520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  7                     NW  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    40180                     6520         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         48 Gen Good  33 Fair      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          57 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        1            9            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          4            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and a chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...