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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...

AIRMASS WILL REMAIN HUMID INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
WILL SEE DRIER AIR WORK IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

DRY AIRMASS WILL STAY IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NCZ002-230900-
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           50           0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          60           74           52           63           
MAX/MIN RH %          96           53           96           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         SW  5        W  5         NW 11G23     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  5        W  5         NW  6        NW 13G25     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.17         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   3 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7670                      3890         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      NW 37        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 107380                    143930       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            2            
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  35 FAIR      35 FAIR      119 VERY GOOD
ADI LATE              26 FAIR      39 FAIR      38 FAIR      116 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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