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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION..
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS 
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE 
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT
DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

NCZ006-190845-
CASWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           20           0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          64           81           62           83           
MAX/MIN RH %          95           56           95           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.05         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            0                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   9 PM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5550                      5810         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  3                     SE  5        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 16650                     29050        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   5            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            3            
ADI EARLY             47 GEN GOOD  43 GEN GOOD  13 GEN POOR  34 FAIR      
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  40 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            7            5            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            8            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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


 

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