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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
524 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO THURSDAY...WITH SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY... 
PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE 
ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 
PERCENT ON SOME OF THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES TODAY...BUT WILL BE 
HIGHER ELSEWHERE...AND WILL REBOUND QUICKLY TONIGHT TO THE 85 TO 
100 PERCENT RANGE.

NCZ019-222130-
WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO
524 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          83           61           80           
MIN/MAX RH %          49           94           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  6         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.11         0.19         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    0                         0            
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     SW 13        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    0                         0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            
ADI EARLY             58 GEN GOOD  49 GEN GOOD  46 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              65 GOOD      14 GEN POOR  62 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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