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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.


 

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