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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY... 
PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE 
ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 
PERCENT ON SOME OF THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES TODAY...BUT WILL BE 
HIGHER ELSEWHERE...AND WILL REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO THE 85 TO 
100 PERCENT RANGE.

VAZ007-222030-
TAZEWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          83           59           70           
MIN/MAX RH %          43           93           62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  6         SW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        S  5         W  8         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.20         0.15         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    7260                      6470         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      W 21         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    174240                    135870       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      74 GOOD      54 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              77 GOOD      16 GEN POOR  57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            4            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM
RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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