Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A moist airmass and approaching cold front will trigger 
shower and thunderstorm this afternoon into Saturday. 
Rainfall totals look to be in the 0.25 to 0.50 inch rage 
for many locations and some parts of the western mountains
could have an inch plus. High pressure brings drier weather 
for early next week.

Sunday and Monday will be the next days that are more favorable 
for burning.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST South Zone-
INCLUDING Mt Rogers and Wythe
1031 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           60           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           71           39           67           
Max/Min RH %          99           58           86           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  7 G20     NW  8 G19    NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G18    W 10 G20     NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.31         0.06         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            3                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4020                      4150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96480                     29050        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      29 Fair      59 Gen Good  37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      71 Good      14 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 

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

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