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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.DISCUSSION...
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN HUMID INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
WILL SEE DRIER AIR WORK IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY AIRMASS WILL STAY IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
VAZ017-230900-
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 60 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 52 63
MAX/MIN RH % 95 60 95 35
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 7 SW 5 LGT/VAR NW 11G24
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR NW 6 NW 14G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.29 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 8 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6180 4190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 NW 35
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92700 146650
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR
LAL 3 3 3 1
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 51 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR 52 GEN GOOD 106 VERY GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 53 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR 106 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 4 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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