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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 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.

VAZ023-230830-
BOTETOURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE
329 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          63           77           53           68           
MAX/MIN RH %          89           58           91           30           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9G23     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 13G25     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.35         0.07         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            9            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6190                      5840         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     NW 30        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 61900                     175200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             60 GEN GOOD  29 FAIR      27 FAIR      91 GOOD      
ADI LATE              15 GEN POOR  40 FAIR      24 FAIR      101 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...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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