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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.

VAZ018-190930-
CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE
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 (%)     100          80           80           40           
MIN/MAX TEMP          59           74           59           81           
MAX/MIN RH %          96           66           92           53           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.56         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       11           10           5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4180                      5310         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      W 16         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 54340                     84960        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   2            2            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             49 GEN GOOD  30 FAIR      30 FAIR      41 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              23 FAIR      28 FAIR      11 POOR      43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            5            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST 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 LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 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 MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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