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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO MIDWEEK...WITH 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 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.

THE BEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AREAS OF FOG 
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

VAZ044-210930-
PITTSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANVILLE
317 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30           50           
MIN/MAX TEMP          62           88           64           85           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          43           96           48           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9G17      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.06         0.04         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         CONTINUING   8 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM         CONTINUING   2 AM         CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7040                      7110         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW 20        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 98560                     142200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      21 FAIR      53 GEN GOOD  36 FAIR      
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  46 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  89 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            9            3            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            5            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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