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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
501 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION...THIS
WILL KEEP HIGH CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST...IN ADDITION TO
CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGH MINIMUM RH VALUES.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH
OF THE COMING WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE PLAINS.
NCZ003-192130-
SURRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON
501 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 62 78
MIN/MAX RH % 77 98 63
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.38 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 12 9 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4290 4420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51480 30940
DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR
LAL 1 1 3
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 34 FAIR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 3
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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