FNUS51 KRNK 181352 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... A FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL OHIO INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND REMAIN ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL WILL KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS VERY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO A LOW FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BY TUESDAY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PUSH THE FRONT NORTH OUT OF THE REGION. ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA. VAZ032-182115- PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART 952 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 80 MAX/MIN TEMP 73 60 75 MIN/MAX RH % 67 97 67 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.52 0.64 PRECIP DURATION 6 12 6 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5990 3570 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 S 13 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 119800 46410 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR LAL 5 5 4 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 51 GEN GOOD 24 FAIR ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 34 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 10 4 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.