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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR
ARRIVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THE DRY AIRMASS LINGERS INTO SUNDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK A WARM FRONT
WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND WILL START
SPREADING MOISTURE BACK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY. BY MIDWEEK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE OFF THE EAST COAST WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING
BACK TO SUMMER LIKE LEVELS...WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY.
VAZ058-240845-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BOSTON
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 73 42 72
MAX/MIN RH % 93 30 70 24
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NW 10G21 NW 8G19 NW 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 13G24 NW 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6740 5720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 29 NW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 195460 102960
DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR FAIR
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 5 5
ADI EARLY 51 GEN GOOD 75 GOOD 100 GOOD 86 GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 103 VERY GOOD17 GEN POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
obtained by contacting the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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