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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA 431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .DISCUSSION... Unsettled weather expected through the weekend with clouds and an opportunity for showers and thunderstorms. Humidity is expected to remain elevated through the weekend. Drier and cooler weather will follow after Monday. VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-170800- JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone- INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle 431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 30 40 60 Min/Max Temp 63 87 61 83 Max/Min RH % 100 42 100 60 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var W 5 Precip Amount 0.23 0.07 0.07 0.07 Precip Duration 2 1 2 5 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7070 5140 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 12 W 13 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 84840 66820 Dispersion Fair Poor Max ADI Early 25 Fair 65 Good 46 Gen Good 65 Good Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 86 Good 3 Very Poor 73 Good Max LVORI Early 7 8 5 9 Max LVORI Late 7 1 6 3 LAL 3 2 4 4 Haines Index 3 4 5 4 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$