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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
950 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DRIER
AND COOLER AIR ARRIVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

THE DRY AIRMASS LINGERS INTO SUNDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK A WARM FRONT
WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND WILL START
SPREADING MOISTURE BACK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY. BY MIDWEEK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE OFF THE EAST COAST WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING
BACK TO SUMMER LIKE LEVELS...WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY.

NCZ001-240900-
ASHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON
950 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          46           60           36           64           
MAX/MIN RH %          97           33           67           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W  6         NW 14G31     NW 14G30     NW  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  8G24     NW 17G36     NW  9G23     NW  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4310                      5140         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 41                     NW 23        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 176710                    118220       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            4            
ADI EARLY             62 GOOD      125 VERY GOOD95 GOOD      67 GOOD      
ADI LATE              34 FAIR      122 VERY GOOD49 GEN GOOD  80 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            1            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            2            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.