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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...
COOL AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US INTO SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IN CONTROL. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO OUR WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
AND SHOULD BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL BE STRONG
WITH TEMPERATURES GOING BACK TO SUMMER LIKE READINGS WHILE
HUMIDITY STAYS ELEVATED.
VAZ015-250830-
GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 65 41 67
MAX/MIN RH % 71 26 82 39
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 13G30 NW 9 NW 7 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 9G17 NW 10 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5360 5980
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 NW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 128640 47840
DISPERSION (EVENING) GOOD FAIR
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 4 3 3
ADI EARLY 80 GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 68 GOOD 10 POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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