FNUS51 KRNK 191913
FWFRNK

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
313 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION THIS 
EVENING. MINIMUM RH VALUES FOR MONDAY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT 
FOR MOST LOCATIONS...UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WITH SPOTTY 
SHOWER ACTIVITY.  

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

NCZ018-200915-
WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE
313 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           40           30           
MIN/MAX TEMP          57           77           55           80           
MAX/MIN RH %          98           48           99           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.07         0.02         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       6            2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM         CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6260                      8620         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      SW  8        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 81380                     68960        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             16 GEN POOR  38 FAIR      26 FAIR      9 POOR       
ADI LATE              9 POOR       37 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            10           4            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        9            3            6            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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