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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.
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Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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