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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1011 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION..
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INTO THE LOWER 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SECOND FRONT STRETCHED FROM NEW JERSEY 
TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH
THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT
DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

VAZ007-190915-
TAZEWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL
1011 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          55           76           55           81           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          52           93           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         0            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 PM                      6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7140                      8260         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W  3         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 64260                     24780        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             97 GOOD      41 GEN GOOD  38 FAIR      8 POOR       
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  54 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            8            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            1            7            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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


 

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