FNUS51 KRNK 181352 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... A FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL OHIO INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND REMAIN ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL WILL KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS VERY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO A LOW FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BY TUESDAY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PUSH THE FRONT NORTH OUT OF THE REGION. ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA. NCZ019-182115- WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO 952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 70 80 MAX/MIN TEMP 75 60 76 MIN/MAX RH % 64 93 61 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.46 0.33 0.62 PRECIP DURATION 9 7 6 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5610 4430 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 S 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 112200 39870 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR LAL 5 5 4 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD 17 GEN POOR ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 24 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 8 MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.