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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
944 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. THE DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LARGE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURE
INTO EARLY WEEK WITH WARM SUNNY DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. EXPECT
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION IN COMBINATION WITH
MOISTURE FROM IDA MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

NCZ002-082115-
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA
944 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           40           68           
MIN/MAX RH %          27           66           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W  7G18      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3480                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     W  2         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    17400                     5800         
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.

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