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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
837 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT...THEN LIFT EAST OUT TO SEA TUESDAY. WET CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SOME DRYING DEVELOPS UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION THANKSGIVING DAY FOLLOWED BY COLDER WEATHER
INCLUDING MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY.

VAZ010-240930-
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND
837 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          39           59           41           56           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          58           100          61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                                   6 AM         
PRECIP END            6 AM                                   6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4330                      5480         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  1                      W 21         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 4330                      115080       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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