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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
331 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO THE AREA EAST OF THE BLUE 
RIDGE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WEDGING 
AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN FOR SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER 
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL 
WILL KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS VERY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN A LOW FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT 
FEW DAYS.

VAZ009-180930-
SMYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION
331 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           70           60           
MIN/MAX TEMP          57           75           57           73           
MAX/MIN RH %          90           55           91           63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.23         0.27         0.15         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5320                      4830         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      S 15         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 117040                    72450        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   4            5            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      29 FAIR      59 GEN GOOD  27 FAIR      
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  59 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            2            5            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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