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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1011 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION..
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INTO THE LOWER 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SECOND FRONT STRETCHED FROM NEW JERSEY 
TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH
THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT
DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

VAZ047-190915-
BUCKINGHAM-
1011 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          64           79           60           82           
MAX/MIN RH %          95           60           100          55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4530                      5780         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 10                     S  7         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 45300                     40460        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   5            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            3            
ADI EARLY             43 GEN GOOD  48 GEN GOOD  16 GEN POOR  37 FAIR      
ADI LATE              7 POOR       45 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            6            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            3            9            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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


 

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