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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.


 

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