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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
338 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A moist airmass and approaching cold front will trigger 
shower and thunderstorm this afternoon into Saturday. 
Rainfall totals look to be in the 0.25 to 0.50 inch rage 
for many locations and some parts of the western mountains
could have an inch plus. High pressure brings drier weather 
for early next week.

Sunday and Monday will be the next days that are more favorable 
for burning.

NCZ018-260815-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
338 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          54           68           43           69           
Max/Min RH %          95           62           87           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        W  6 G19     NW  7 G19    NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         NW  9 G19    NW  5 G17    N  3         
Precip Amount         0.23         0.07         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            4            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4010                      4450         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 23                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 92230                     26700        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      40 Fair      51 Gen Good  29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  64 Good      13 Gen Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum
RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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