FNUS51 KRNK 250238 AAB
FWFRNK

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
938 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A STRONG 
COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY BRINGING MUCH 
COLDER AIR ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES DURING 
THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR A GRADUAL MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES 
THROUGH SUNDAY.

NCZ019-250915-
WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO
938 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          41           61           37           60           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          53           89           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8G19      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5360                      7140         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     W 21         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 42880                     149940       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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