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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.