Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
800 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Last day of getting wetting showers and these will be
scattered around with the best coverage in North Carolina
and far southwest Virginia. We dry out and cool back
to seasonal normals Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures 
warm back above normal late in the week. Storm chances
increase Thursday into Friday with a front.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
800 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           77           54           82           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           99           53           
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         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4360                      5040         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  8                     S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34880                     15120        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      46 Gen Good  28 Fair      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 

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

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