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

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY... 
PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE 
ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 
PERCENT ON SOME OF THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES TODAY...BUT WILL BE 
HIGHER ELSEWHERE...AND WILL REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO THE 85 TO 
100 PERCENT RANGE.

NCZ002-222030-
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           59           73           
MIN/MAX RH %          57           99           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  6         LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW  5        W  6         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.12         0.17         
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4780                      6030         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      W 22         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    57360                     132660       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       42 GEN GOOD  47 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              47 GEN GOOD  19 GEN POOR  66 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            5            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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