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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 334 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 There is a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms 
 today, mainly in the mountains. Chances for showers and 
 thunderstorms increase Sunday afternoon and evening with the 
 approach of a frontal boundary. 
 
 A high pressure system lowers chances of precipitation for Tuesday, 
 with chances slowly increasing again for Wednesday through the end 
 of the next work week.
 
 
 Braxton-
 Including the cities of Sutton, Gassaway, and Burnsville
 334 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            40           80           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           50           
 Max/Min TEMP          92           68           88           
 Min/Max RH %          55           100          68           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.04         0.10         
 Precip duration                    1            6            
 Precip begin                       8 PM         Continuing   
 Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6910                      5160         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW  8                     W  7         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     55450                     37660        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             17 GEN POOR  4 VERY POOR  11 POOR      
 ADI late              73 GOOD      1 VERY POOR  37 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       9            8            9            
 Max LVORI late        2            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
 80s. Light winds. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
 thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Light
 winds. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest
 winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest
 winds 5 to 10 mph.

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