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. VAZ009-200915- SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION 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 (%) 70 40 30 20 MIN/MAX TEMP 58 79 58 84 MAX/MIN RH % 97 49 93 44 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR W 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.05 0.01 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 5 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5580 8460 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55800 101520 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR POOR LAL 3 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 4 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 36 FAIR 26 FAIR 22 FAIR ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 5 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 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 IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.