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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.
NCZ006-240845-
CASWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 73 42 72
MAX/MIN RH % 93 29 69 24
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NW 11G23 NW 9G20 NW 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 15G25 NW 6 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 3 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6390 5390
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 31 NW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 198090 97020
DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR FAIR
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 5 5
ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 90 GOOD 102 VERY GOOD79 GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 113 VERY GOOD13 GEN POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
obtained by contacting the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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