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.

VAZ033-200915-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT
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 (%)     90           40           40           20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          62           78           61           86           
MAX/MIN RH %          96           57           100          47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.16         0.06         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       9            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4960                      7340         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      SW  9        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 39680                     66060        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            4            3            2            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              10 POOR      25 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            9            5            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        9            3            7            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 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 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 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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