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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.

WVZ045-210930-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
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           20           70           
MIN/MAX TEMP          57           84           57           81           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          44           93           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         9 AM         CONTINUING   8 AM         
PRECIP END            12 AM        CONTINUING   11 PM        CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 8760                      8670         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      SW 15        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 122640                    130050       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   3            3            2            4            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            4            
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      49 GEN GOOD  46 GEN GOOD  38 FAIR      
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  53 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            9            4            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            1            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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