Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support sunny skies this week. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week. Temperatures will moderate back to near normal on 
Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-192000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           34           70           
Min/Max RH %          25           81           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2990                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      N 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23920                     33000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      9 Poor       11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 42 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 54 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 53 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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