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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...

AIRMASS WILL REMAIN HUMID INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
WILL SEE DRIER AIR WORK IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

DRY AIRMASS WILL STAY IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

VAZ018-230830-
CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE
329 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          60           75           50           64           
MAX/MIN RH %          93           58           96           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 10G23     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW 14G26     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.31         0.07         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION       4            9            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7140                      5330         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      N 35         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 92820                     186550       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             62 GOOD      30 FAIR      42 GEN GOOD  95 GOOD      
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  40 FAIR      31 FAIR      102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            5            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            5            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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