EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VA NATL FORESTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 344 PM EDT Thu May 23 2013 .DISCUSSION... FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR ARRIVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE DRY AIRMASS LINGERS INTO SUNDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK A WARM FRONT WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND WILL START SPREADING MOISTURE BACK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY. BY MIDWEEK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OFF THE EAST COAST WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK TO SUMMER LIKE LEVELS...WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY. VAZ007-009>015-240900- JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH ZONE- INCLUDING...BLACKSBURG...WYTHE...MT ROGERS 344 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 0 0 MIN/MAX TEMP 46 62 36 66 MAX/MIN RH % 93 33 72 24 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 6 NW 13G29 NW 12G29 NW 6 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 7G23 NW 17G34 NW 7G21 NW 9G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 4 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5530 5880 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 37 NW 23 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 204610 135240 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR GOOD LAL 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 3 4 ADI EARLY 58 GEN GOOD 123 VERY GOOD96 GOOD 69 GOOD ADI LATE 36 FAIR 119 VERY GOOD25 FAIR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 1 3 MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$