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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...
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.
NCZ002-240845-
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 39 64
MAX/MIN RH % 93 32 64 24
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 5 NW 15G30 NW 13G27 NW 8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8G24 NW 17G32 NW 9G19 NW 9G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4320 5150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 43 NW 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 185760 118450
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR GOOD
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 4
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 128 VERY GOOD98 GOOD 63 GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 126 VERY GOOD50 GEN GOOD 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 1 2
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 37 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 UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 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 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
obtained by contacting the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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