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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION..
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS 
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE 
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOMEWHAT
DRIER WEATHER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

VAZ033-190845-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT
637 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          61           80           60           81           
MAX/MIN RH %          99           54           98           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.03         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7340                      6330         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  2                      S  7         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 14680                     44310        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   5            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            3            
ADI EARLY             65 GOOD      31 FAIR      10 POOR      30 FAIR      
ADI LATE              11 POOR      27 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            6            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            3            9            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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


 

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