Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
130 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-100900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
130 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          33           68           35           70           
Max/Min RH %          96           35           99           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3410                      4030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47740                     36270        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  37 Fair      5 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Colder. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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