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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.DISCUSSION...
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN HUMID INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
WILL SEE DRIER AIR WORK IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY AIRMASS WILL STAY IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
VAZ059-230900-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEYSVILLE
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 70 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 79 60 75
MAX/MIN RH % 93 69 98 35
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 7 SW 8 SW 5 NW 8G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5 SW 7 LGT/VAR NW 11G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.31 0.16 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 7 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4560 6830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 104880 177580
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR
LAL 3 3 3 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 60 GEN GOOD 56 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 68 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 94 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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