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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.