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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.

VAZ034-232045-
BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD
445 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          78           55           71           
MIN/MAX RH %          58           82           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9G20     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      W  6         NW 13G23     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4660                      6070         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     N 32         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    37280                     194240       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   5            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            
ADI EARLY             18 GEN POOR  20 GEN POOR  74 GOOD      
ADI LATE              21 FAIR      20 GEN POOR  100 GOOD     
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. 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 35 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
53 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 54 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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