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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.