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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1252 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. THE DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LARGE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURE
INTO EARLY WEEK WITH WARM SUNNY DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. EXPECT
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION IN COMBINATION WITH
MOISTURE FROM IDA MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

NCZ018-082130-
WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE
1252 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           35           68           
MIN/MAX RH %          26           79           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4080                      3640         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      NE  2        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    20400                     7280         
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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