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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
307 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN TONIGHT. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE ON FRIDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS THE 40 AND 50S THIS AFTERNOON WILL
REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO MAXIMUM FROM 85 TO 100 PERCENT. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM THE MID 40S TO
AROUND 70 PERCENT ALONG SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE.
VAZ011-220915-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG
307 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 82 59 73
MAX/MIN RH % 96 49 97 54
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 LGT/VAR S 5 SW 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8G17 S 5 W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.09 0.14 0.16
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8290 8450
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 140930 152100
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR
LAL 3 3 3 3
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3 3
ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 38 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 1
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 MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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