FNUS51 KRNK 240922 FWFRNK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 522 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING .DISCUSSION... A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BUT FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES EARLY SATURDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TODAY SHOULD BE LIMITED MOSTLY TO THE ALLEGHANYS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WITH CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. OTHER THAN HIGH CLOUDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LITTLE WEATHER OF SIGNIFICANCE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS TO OUR WEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL DROP INTO MID 20S ACROSS PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER... FUELS ACROSS THE REGION ARE VERY WET AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER C CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. VAZ035-242130- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST 522 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 69 37 66 MIN/MAX RH % 35 78 29 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 11G28 NW 9G26 NW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 13G28 NW 5G18 NW 8G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6840 5550 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 NW 18 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 171000 99900 DISPERSION (EVENING) FAIR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 ADI EARLY 73 GOOD 81 GOOD 46 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 95 GOOD 8 POOR 70 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.