FNUS51 KRNK 230845 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 445 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SOME OF THESE SHOWERS DEVELOPING INTO THUNDERSTORMS WITH AFTERNOON HEATING. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT FOR MOST LOCATIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIR INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON AN 8 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT...WHICH WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS RANGING FROM AROUND 30 MPH FOR MOST LOCATIONS TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGELINES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ023-232045- BOTETOURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE 445 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 78 53 68 MIN/MAX RH % 52 83 27 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 10G21 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6G17 NW 13G23 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.05 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 9 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5740 5850 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 N 33 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51660 193050 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR LAL 5 3 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 31 FAIR 89 GOOD ADI LATE 31 FAIR 29 FAIR 104 VERY GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 3 MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 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 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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.