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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. LOW 
HUMIDITY VALUES...LOWER 30S...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY 
BEFORE MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY. THE DRY 
AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LARGE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURE INTO EARLY WEEK WITH 
WARM SUNNY DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE 
REGION IN COMBINATION WITH MOISTURE FROM IDA MAY BRING A WIDESPREAD 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

NCZ002-090930-
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA
252 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
MIN/MAX TEMP          40           68           47           59           
MAX/MIN RH %          76           33           86           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.10         
PRECIP DURATION                                              2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3110                      3260         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      E 36         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 24880                     117360       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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