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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN TONIGHT. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE ON FRIDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS THE 40 AND 50S THIS AFTERNOON WILL
REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO MAXIMUM FROM 85 TO 100 PERCENT. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM THE MID 40S TO
AROUND 70 PERCENT ALONG SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE.
VAZ034-220830-
BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 40 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 85 64 79
MAX/MIN RH % 96 47 92 59
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6 S 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9G19 S 5 SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.22
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7420 6480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 148400 97200
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR
LAL 3 3 3 3
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 3
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 26 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 63 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 4 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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