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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
951 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 20S ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A DEPARTING 
DEEP UPPER LOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL BRING SOME WIND
GUSTS OVER 25-30 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. 
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC FOR THE LATER HALF
OF THE WEEK. MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST BY MID-WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO
THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS...MANILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...BY MID-WEEK.

VAZ012-252100-
WYTHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE
951 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           41           69           
MIN/MAX RH %          25           78           37           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  5        NW  7G20     LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 10G22     LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4230                      5760         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 12        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    84600                     69120        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            
ADI EARLY             34 FAIR      50 GEN GOOD  29 FAIR      
ADI LATE              53 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            2            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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


 

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