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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
307 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN TONIGHT. 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.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS THE 40 AND 50S THIS AFTERNOON WILL
REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO MAXIMUM FROM 85 TO 100 PERCENT. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM THE MID 40S TO
AROUND 70 PERCENT ALONG SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE.

VAZ047-220915-
BUCKINGHAM-
307 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
MIN/MAX TEMP          64           86           66           80           
MAX/MIN RH %          99           52           98           65           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      SW  5        S  7         S  8         
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S  7         S  7         SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.04         0.03         0.23         
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5720                      5640         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     SW 23        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 125840                    129720       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            3            
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR  86 GOOD      48 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  98 GOOD      22 FAIR      72 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            9            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            1            4            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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