FNUS51 KRNK 191913 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 313 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .DISCUSSION... FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RH VALUES FOR MONDAY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT FOR MOST LOCATIONS...UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WITH SPOTTY SHOWER ACTIVITY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE PLAINS. VAZ024-200915- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 313 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 40 20 MIN/MAX TEMP 60 79 58 85 MAX/MIN RH % 100 53 100 47 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.14 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 9 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4960 7080 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 SW 10 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 44640 70800 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR LAL 1 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 3 ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 21 FAIR 27 FAIR 12 POOR ADI LATE 7 POOR 27 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 9 6 10 MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.