Buchanan, VA Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 341 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Dry weather reigns through Saturday with high pressure remaining in 
 control. Temperatures will be near normal tonight, with well above 
 normal temperatures on Saturday ahead of unsettled weather that 
 arrives Saturday night and lasts through Sunday. As a result, Sunday 
 will feature showers, gusty winds, and possibly afternoon 
 thunderstorms, a few of which could be on the strong side. Dry 
 weather then returns for the start of the new work week amid near 
 normal temperatures.
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
 341 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            100          
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
 Max/Min TEMP          81           56           69           
 Min/Max RH %          55           100          76           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S 10 G25     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW 13 G25    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.51         
 Precip duration                                 8            
 Precip begin                                    8 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6420                      3540         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 10                     S 18         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     65510                     56270        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             13 GEN POOR  4 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      
 ADI late              69 GOOD      9 POOR       43 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       9            7            5            
 Max LVORI late        3            9            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
 Highs around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
 mid 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
 West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
 lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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