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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.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
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Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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