FNUS51 KRNK 181932 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 332 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION...WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES WILL KEEP HIGH CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST...IN ADDITION TO CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGH MINIMUM RH VALUES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE UPPER PLAINS. VAZ015-190930- GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 332 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 90 40 MIN/MAX TEMP 58 71 59 79 MAX/MIN RH % 97 67 95 54 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.35 0.10 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 9 10 6 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4180 5420 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 50160 65040 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR VERY POOR LAL 2 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 22 FAIR 34 FAIR 34 FAIR ADI LATE 29 FAIR 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 5 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.