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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Remnants of Chantal will move north out of North Carolina this
evening and into Virginia tonight. Rain, heavy at times, will
fall mainly east of the mountains. A daily chance of rain and
thunderstorms is expected through the weekend.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           70           
Min/Max Temp          63           90           64           90           
Max/Min RH %          97           46           94           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.05         0.01         0.01         0.05         
Precip Duration       2            0            0            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            4 AM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6320                      7350         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63200                     88200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      35 Fair      41 Gen Good  59 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 

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

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