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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.

NCZ006-222030-
CASWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          85           65           81           
MIN/MAX RH %          48           95           58           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  7         S  7         
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        S  7         SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.05         0.25         
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4950                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 18        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    74250                     106200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             37 FAIR      46 GEN GOOD  48 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              50 GEN GOOD  21 FAIR      66 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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