Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast - Southern

Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...

...Low Humidity, strong winds and warm temperatures through this
evening...

Gusty winds and low relative humidity values will continue to pose
a fire threat through this afternoon. High pressure will build in
tonight and tomorrow causing winds to subside. The next chance of
wetting rain comes by Friday morning as a frontal system moves
through. Temperatures remain at or above normal for the next week.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
230 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           90           
Min/Max Temp          27           55           39           53           
Max/Min RH %          87           31           90           76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 14 G35    Lgt/Var      S  6 G18     S  8 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G25     Lgt/Var      S  7 G20     SW  9 G26    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.13         0.38         
Precip Duration                                 7            12           
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2180                      2210         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      W 30         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19620                     66300        
Dispersion            Good                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  8 Poor       10 Poor      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      21 Fair      11 Poor      60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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