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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND 
THEN SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. A 
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN VERY 
STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES INTO THURSDAY. THIS IN 
COMBINATION WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO 
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

VAZ014-102115-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          25           19           29           
MIN/MAX RH %          59           75           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 18G39      NW 23G47     NW 16G26     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 23G48     NW 20G38     W 14G24      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5550                      3220         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 51                      NW 32        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    283050                    103040       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS
AROUND 30. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.