FNUS51 KRNK 230156 FWFRNK 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. WVZ044-230900- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION 956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 50 30 MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 48 63 MAX/MIN RH % 95 52 97 34 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 5 SW 5 W 5 NW 10G23 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 NW 5 NW 13G25 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.26 0.09 0.04 PRECIP DURATION 5 9 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7320 4600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 NW 32 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102480 147200 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR POOR LAL 3 3 3 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 61 GOOD 38 FAIR 51 GEN GOOD 97 GOOD ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 98 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5 4 MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.