FNUS51 KRNK 260137 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 937 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS...HOWEVER NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SUNDAY WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ...BUT WINDS WILL ONLY BE 5-15 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC NEXT WEEK. MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST BY MID-WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...BY MID-WEEK. VAZ016-260845- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX 937 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20 MIN/MAX TEMP 43 70 44 74 MAX/MIN RH % 82 34 83 42 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END 6 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7390 6280 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 SW 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96070 56520 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR VERY POOR LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 64 GOOD 54 GEN GOOD 28 FAIR ADI LATE 7 POOR 59 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.