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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
522 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING

.DISCUSSION...

A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BUT FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES
EARLY SATURDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TODAY SHOULD BE LIMITED MOSTLY TO
THE ALLEGHANYS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WITH CLEARING SKIES ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT. OTHER THAN HIGH CLOUDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LITTLE
WEATHER OF SIGNIFICANCE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST 
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS TO OUR WEST.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL DROP INTO
MID 20S ACROSS PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...
FUELS ACROSS THE REGION ARE VERY WET AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER C
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NCZ019-242130-
WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO
522 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           39           70           
MIN/MAX RH %          31           70           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 13G28     NW 10G23     NW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 14G30     NW  7G20     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5220                      5320         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     NW 12        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    146160                    63840        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            
ADI EARLY             95 GOOD      79 GOOD      23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              94 GOOD      13 GEN POOR  48 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            2            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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