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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
445 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SOME 
OF THESE SHOWERS DEVELOPING INTO THUNDERSTORMS WITH AFTERNOON 
HEATING. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT FOR 
MOST LOCATIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION LATE 
THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIR INTO 
THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND 
AFTERNOON ON AN 8 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT...WHICH WILL RESULT 
IN NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS RANGING FROM AROUND 30 MPH FOR MOST 
LOCATIONS TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGELINES 
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

VAZ010-232045-
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND
445 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          78           48           61           
MIN/MAX RH %          45           90           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      W  6         NW 11G27     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W  7         NW  7G19     NW 15G29     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.09         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       7            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6520                      5020         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 32        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    104320                    160640       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   4            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            
ADI EARLY             30 FAIR      49 GEN GOOD  95 GOOD      
ADI LATE              73 GOOD      31 FAIR      97 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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