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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY... 
PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE 
ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 
PERCENT ON SOME OF THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES TODAY...BUT WILL BE 
HIGHER ELSEWHERE...AND WILL REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO THE 85 TO 
100 PERCENT RANGE.

VAZ020-222030-
BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS
926 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          85           60           72           
MIN/MAX RH %          42           91           63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.15         0.19         
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6790                      6120         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     W 22         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    101850                    134640       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      59 GEN GOOD  42 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              59 GEN GOOD  13 GEN POOR  56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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