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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.

NCZ019-260815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
338 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           40           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          59           78           47           74           
Max/Min RH %          96           49           77           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  3         NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        N  3         Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.13         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            2            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5810                      5300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 18                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 104580                    31800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      36 Fair      85 Good      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  118 Very Good6 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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