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FNUS51 KRNK 251939
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
339 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY WILL
BRING AN INCREASING IN CLOUDINESS...HOWEVER NO MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
SUNDAY WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
...BUT WINDS WILL ONLY BE 5-15 MPH.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S.
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC NEXT WEEK.
MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST BY MID-WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO
THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...BY MID-WEEK.
VAZ059-260845-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEYSVILLE
339 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 73 44 77
MAX/MIN RH % 88 26 89 34
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6730 6730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 67300 53840
DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR VERY POOR
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 3
ADI EARLY 96 GOOD 56 GEN GOOD 64 GOOD 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 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 AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE 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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