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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
950 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...
A COLD 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.
VAZ017-240900-
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD
950 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 62 38 65
MAX/MIN RH % 94 33 71 26
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NW 15G32 NW 12G27 NW 8G17
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8G23 NW 18G34 NW 8G19 NW 10G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4610 4980
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 40 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 184400 119520
DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR GOOD
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 4
ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 123 VERY GOOD99 GOOD 71 GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 124 VERY GOOD39 FAIR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 1 3
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 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 UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. EAST 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 LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
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