EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VA NATL FORESTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
228 PM EST Mon Nov 23 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 COLD WEATHER
INCLUDING MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BY THE WEEKEND.

VAZ023-024-035-240900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST EAST ZONE-
INCLUDING...DEERFIELD...GLENWOOD...PEDLAR
228 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         DRIZZLE      RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           20           
MIN/MAX TEMP          40           56           40           55           
MAX/MIN RH %          99           71           100          74           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            6 AM                      CONTINUING   6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3240                      2620         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  7                     SW  6        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 22680                     15720        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 63 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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