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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...

COOL AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US INTO SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IN CONTROL. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO OUR WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
AND SHOULD BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL BE STRONG
WITH TEMPERATURES GOING BACK TO SUMMER LIKE READINGS WHILE
HUMIDITY STAYS ELEVATED.

WVZ042-250830-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
325 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          34           63           39           69           
MAX/MIN RH %          76           28           79           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 10G24     NW  6        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  5        NW  9        LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4970                      6050         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW 10        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 89460                     60500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            2            
ADI EARLY             62 GOOD      44 GEN GOOD  52 GEN GOOD  50 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            2            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            3            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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
48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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