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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A warm moist airmass will allow for daily shower and 
thunderstorm chances. An approaching front from the northwest
looks to stall near the area Tuesday onward which may allow for
increased coverage of showers and thunderstorms.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
230 AM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           70           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          63           88           63           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           100          66           
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         0.04         0.08         0.11         0.28         
Precip Duration       1            4            3            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6400                      4760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57600                     23800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      44 Gen Good  12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 62 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 

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

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