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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
501 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION...THIS 
WILL KEEP HIGH CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST...IN ADDITION TO 
CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGH MINIMUM RH VALUES. 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH 
OF THE COMING WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT 
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE PLAINS.

VAZ046-192130-
APPOMATTOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPOMATTOX
501 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          72           63           77           
MIN/MAX RH %          81           98           69           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.36         0.18         
PRECIP DURATION       9            9            4            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3630                      3730         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      SW 12        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    47190                     44760        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             19 GEN POOR  17 GEN POOR  25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              29 FAIR      12 POOR      28 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            5            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...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. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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