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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1012 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A COOL AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US INTO SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IN CONTROL. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO OUR WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
AND SHOULD BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL BE STRONG
WITH TEMPERATURES GOING BACK TO SUMMER LIKE READINGS WHILE
HUMIDITY STAYS ELEVATED.

VAZ016-250915-
CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX
1012 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          35           66           40           69           
MAX/MIN RH %          75           26           89           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 12G29     NW  8G17     NW  7        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  7        NW 10        LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5840                      6830         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     NW  9        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 134320                    61470        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            3            
ADI EARLY             79 GOOD      44 GEN GOOD  62 GOOD      30 FAIR      
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  65 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            3            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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