FNUS51 KRNK 240922 FWFRNK 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. VAZ007-242130- TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL 522 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 57 35 62 MIN/MAX RH % 41 70 27 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 11G30 NW 11G32 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 15G34 NW 6G21 NW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 1 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5190 4880 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 29 NW 15 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 150510 73200 DISPERSION (EVENING) GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 4 ADI EARLY 94 GOOD 74 GOOD 50 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 90 GOOD 11 POOR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3 MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.