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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.

WVZ042-182115-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          74           58           76           
MIN/MAX RH %          59           91           56           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.28         0.50         
PRECIP DURATION       7            7            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6050                      4670         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      S  9         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    169400                    42030        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   4            4            4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             45 GEN GOOD  62 GOOD      15 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              87 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  24 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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