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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
427 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA PRECIPITATION FREE TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING
GOOD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT
AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH
OF THE AREA AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

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NCZ018-042115-
WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE
427 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          81           58           72           
MIN/MAX RH %          38           99           68           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.53         
PRECIP DURATION                    4            9            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6340                      3230         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      W 20         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    63400                     64600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            3            4            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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