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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Residual storms possible Saturday before as a cold front pushes 
through. A surface high pressure system takes over to provide dry 
air with relative humidity values in the 20-30% range early next 
week. Another chance of precipitation is forecast to arrive by mid-
next week as another frontal system is expected to pass
through.

VAZ013-270815-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
244 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           66           41           73           
Max/Min RH %          81           30           77           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G18    NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        N  4         Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4390                      4760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  6                      SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26340                     38080        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         64 Good      38 Fair      21 Fair      57 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      49 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 45 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 around 80.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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