FNUS51 KRNK 191944
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
344 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.DISCUSSION..

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND 
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE 
WEEK. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

VAZ018-200845-
CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE
344 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          57           79           57           80           
MAX/MIN RH %          99           52           92           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SE  6        LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            10 PM        5 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6340                      6440         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  9                     E  9         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 57060                     57960        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   2            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             28 FAIR      21 FAIR      37 FAIR      28 FAIR      
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  35 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  61 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            8            4            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            3            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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