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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 335 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A dry air mass will promote low relative humidities across much of 
 the area dipping into the low to mid 30 percent range. 
 
 Westerly wind and gusty conditions will continue across the area 
 into Monday, however, they should decrease in intensity across the 
 lowlands, but stay relatively strong in the higher elevations.   
 
 Chances for precipitation return to the area by Tuesday which should 
 be a decent wetting rain. 
 .
 
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
 335 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Tue          
 
 Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          51           33           62           
 Min/Max RH %          33           70           41           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.16         
 Precip duration                                 5            
 Precip begin                                    7 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3760                      2270         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  8                      S  6         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     33650                     13080        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             18 GEN POOR  2 VERY POOR  6 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              28 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  11 POOR      
 Max LVORI early       3            4            3            
 Max LVORI late        2            4            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
 Light winds. 
 .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
 in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
 Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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