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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 336 AM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 The unseasonably warm weather will continue this weekend. An 
 increase in moisture will allow for a chance of showers and 
 thunderstorms in the mountains this afternoon and evening, and west 
 of the mountains Sunday afternoon and evening. 
 
 Chances of precipitation increase and become areawide for the new 
 work week.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 336 AM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
 Max/Min TEMP          89           61           87           
 Min/Max RH %          30           89           39           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
 Precip duration                                 1            
 Precip begin                                    2 PM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8810                      7070         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SE  5                     S 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     32950                     84860        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  2 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      
 ADI late              39 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  96 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            4            6            
 Max LVORI late        2            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
 around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
 Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
 South winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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