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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
405 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.DISCUSSION..
ANOTHER FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND BRING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS. MOST AREAS WILL BE DRY
AFTER TODAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER
THE MOUNTAINS INTO FRIDAY.

VAZ044-192115-
PITTSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANVILLE
405 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          81           61           83           
MIN/MAX RH %          53           96           47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E  5         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5530                      5860         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  9                      E  7         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    49770                     41020        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   2            2            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  20 GEN POOR  32 FAIR      
ADI LATE              29 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            6            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            7            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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


 

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