EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VA NATL FORESTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
443 AM EST Tue Nov 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT...THEN LIFT EAST OUT TO SEA TUESDAY. WET CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SOME DRYING DEVELOPS UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION THANKSGIVING DAY FOLLOWED BY COLDER WEATHER
INCLUDING MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY.

VAZ018>020-WVZ044-242100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST CENTRAL ZONE-
INCLUDING...WARM SPRINGS...JAMES RIVER...NEW CASTLE
443 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          57           41           55           
MIN/MAX RH %          66           98           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    6 AM         
PRECIP END                                      6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3720                      5260         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  2                     SW 10        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    7440                      52600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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