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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.