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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.DISCUSSION...
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN HUMID INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
WILL SEE DRIER AIR WORK IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY AIRMASS WILL STAY IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
VAZ043-230830-
HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTINSVILLE
329 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 60 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 79 58 71
MAX/MIN RH % 91 61 91 31
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 7 SW 6 LGT/VAR NW 9G22
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 5 NW 5 NW 13G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.32 0.31 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 7 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4490 5650
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 58370 163850
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR
LAL 3 3 3 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 52 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR 32 FAIR 83 GOOD
ADI LATE 32 FAIR 63 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 96 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 4 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 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 UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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