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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
951 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 20S ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A DEPARTING 
DEEP UPPER LOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL BRING SOME WIND
GUSTS OVER 25-30 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. 
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC FOR THE LATER HALF
OF THE WEEK. MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST BY MID-WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO
THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS...MANILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...BY MID-WEEK.

VAZ032-252100-
PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART
951 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           44           74           
MIN/MAX RH %          22           74           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  5G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW  7G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4540                      6130         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     W  9         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    90800                     55170        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            
ADI EARLY             49 GEN GOOD  38 FAIR      30 FAIR      
ADI LATE              53 GEN GOOD  6 VERY POOR  49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            2            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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