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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 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.

VAZ022-230900-
ROANOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM
956 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          59           77           53           69           
MAX/MIN RH %          89           58           91           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10G23     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW 14G26     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.33         0.07         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            9            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6440                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      NW 31        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 83720                     173600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            3            
ADI EARLY             60 GEN GOOD  29 FAIR      33 FAIR      93 GOOD      
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  39 FAIR      32 FAIR      104 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST 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 56 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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