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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.

NCZ018-240845-
WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          46           62           35           65           
MAX/MIN RH %          99           31           75           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  7        NW 15G33     NW 14G32     NW  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  9G26     NW 18G39     NW 10G23     NW  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4710                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 36                     NW 22        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 169560                    125400       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            4            
ADI EARLY             62 GOOD      124 VERY GOOD91 GOOD      57 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              26 FAIR      120 VERY GOOD42 GEN GOOD  71 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            1            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            3            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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