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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL OHIO INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND REMAIN ACROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT
IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL WILL KEEP HUMIDITY 
LEVELS VERY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING 
TO A LOW FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BY TUESDAY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PUSH THE 
FRONT NORTH OUT OF THE REGION. ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE AREA.

VAZ058-182115-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BOSTON
952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          80           62           78           
MIN/MAX RH %          56           98           66           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.56         0.53         
PRECIP DURATION       2            10           6            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3830                      3820         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  6                     S 15         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    22980                     57300        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   4            5            4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             10 POOR      29 FAIR      29 FAIR      
ADI LATE              25 FAIR      7 POOR       40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            4            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            6            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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