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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION..
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS 
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE 
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT
DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

VAZ020-190845-
BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          57           75           55           76           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          58           90           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.03         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         0            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM                      6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6140                      6080         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      SW 13        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 30700                     79040        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   2            1            1            2            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            2            
ADI EARLY             114 VERY GOOD22 FAIR      12 POOR      35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              11 POOR      20 GEN POOR  1 VERY POOR  36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            5            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            7            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 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 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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


 

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