Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
730 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Increased Fire Danger This Afternoon...

Fire weather concerns are elevated for today, mainly between the 
hours of 11 AM and 8 PM, due to relative humidities forecasted 
to range between 17 and 25 percent for much of the lower Mid-
Atlantic, while winds will increase during late this morning to 
gust to 15 to 25 mph from the south. Recent dry conditions have 
allowed fine fuels to become more susceptible to carry fire. 
Fire weather concerns are forecasted to ease for Monday as winds 
from the Gulf coast region will bring higher humidity.

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VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-292000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
730 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           41           69           
Min/Max RH %          19           71           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  6 G17     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8 G17     SW  6        SW  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    11 AM        
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5340                      4850         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 17                     SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90780                     63050        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      57 Gen Good  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          70 Good      6 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
60 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 

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

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