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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR
ARRIVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

THE DRY AIRMASS LINGERS INTO SUNDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK A WARM FRONT
WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND WILL START
SPREADING MOISTURE BACK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY. BY MIDWEEK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE OFF THE EAST COAST WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING
BACK TO SUMMER LIKE LEVELS...WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY.

VAZ013-240845-
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI
343 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          51           63           38           67           
MAX/MIN RH %          85           32           73           25           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NW 13G27     NW 11G25     NW  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  6G20     NW 16G31     NW  7        NW 10G19     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.01         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 AM                                  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4960                      5610         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 38                     NW 23        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 188480                    129030       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             52 GEN GOOD  130 VERY GOOD103 VERY GOOD77 GOOD      
ADI LATE              37 FAIR      127 VERY GOOD23 FAIR      70 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            2            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            3            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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