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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION...WHILE 
A STATIONARY FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST 
AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES WILL KEEP HIGH CHANCES 
OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST...IN ADDITION TO CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY 
SKIES AND HIGH MINIMUM RH VALUES. 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH 
OF THE COMING WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE 
REGION FROM THE UPPER PLAINS.

WVZ044-190930-
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION
332 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           40           
MIN/MAX TEMP          59           73           58           80           
MAX/MIN RH %          95           62           95           52           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.51         0.06         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       10           8            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4260                      4860         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      W 16         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 51120                     77760        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   2            2            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             56 GEN GOOD  27 FAIR      29 FAIR      42 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              26 FAIR      29 FAIR      9 POOR       44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            3            6            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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