FNUS51 KRNK 241416 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1016 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM ROANOKE TO BOONE .DISCUSSION... A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BUT FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES EARLY SATURDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TODAY SHOULD BE LIMITED MOSTLY TO THE ALLEGHANYS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WITH CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. OTHER THAN HIGH CLOUDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LITTLE WEATHER OF SIGNIFICANCE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS TO OUR WEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL DROP INTO LOWER 30S ACROSS PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER... FUELS ACROSS THE REGION ARE VERY WET AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NCZ006-242130- CASWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE 1016 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 71 41 69 MIN/MAX RH % 33 71 30 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9G23 NW 9G21 NW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 15G27 NW 6 NW 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5980 4990 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 NW 15 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 155480 74850 DISPERSION (EVENING) FAIR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 5 ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 86 GOOD 48 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 95 GOOD 7 POOR 62 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 3 MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.