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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER THREATS WILL REMAIN LOW INTO MIDWEEK...WITH 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A
LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ON FRIDAY.

THE BEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AREAS OF FOG 
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

VAZ045-210930-
CAMPBELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG
317 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30           50           
MIN/MAX TEMP          61           88           63           85           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          44           97           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      S  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.04         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   8 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM         CONTINUING   2 AM         CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 7050                      7060         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 18        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 91650                     127080       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  20 GEN POOR  51 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  44 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  84 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            9            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        9            2            5            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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