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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...
COOL AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US INTO SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IN CONTROL. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO OUR WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
AND SHOULD BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL BE STRONG
WITH TEMPERATURES GOING BACK TO SUMMER LIKE READINGS WHILE
HUMIDITY STAYS ELEVATED.
VAZ058-250830-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BOSTON
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 69 42 74
MAX/MIN RH % 73 25 87 31
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9G22 NW 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5990 6620
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 W 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 95840 66200
DISPERSION (EVENING) FAIR POOR
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 5
ADI EARLY 80 GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 51 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 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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