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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
942 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE BEGINNING OF THIS
WORKWEEK...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST.
LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY 
AND TONIGHT. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE 
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM 
WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY...FOLLOWED 
BY HIGH PRESSURE ON FRIDAY.

NCZ005-202115-
ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN
942 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           63           89           
MIN/MAX RH %          60           100          45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.07         0.06         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   7 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM         CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3600                      5260         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 10         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    32400                     52600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             18 GEN POOR  21 FAIR      37 FAIR      
ADI LATE              22 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            6            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            7            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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