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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
344 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.DISCUSSION..

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND 
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE 
WEEK. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

VAZ024-200845-
ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
344 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          56           81           56           81           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          50           97           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                    0                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         6 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6450                      5440         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  8                     E  7         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 51600                     38080        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   3            2            2            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             22 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  35 FAIR      11 POOR      
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            10           5            10           
MAX LVORI LATE        9            2            7            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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


 

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