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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
331 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO THE AREA EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WEDGING
AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN FOR SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL
WILL KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS VERY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN A LOW FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
WVZ044-180930-
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION
331 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 70 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 74 57 73
MAX/MIN RH % 96 58 96 65
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 SE 5 SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.27 0.34 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 6 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 S 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100000 76680
DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR POOR
LAL 3 5 5 3
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 5 3
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
Site specific forecasts for wildfires and prescribed burns may be
obtained by contacting the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg, VA at (540) 552-0084 or by submitting a
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