EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VA NATL FORESTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
352 AM EST Fri Feb 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OF THE TODAY RESULTING IN MUCH 
WARMER WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY THEN HANG UP IN THE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY 
NIGHT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
MONDAY...THEN ADVANCE NORTH AS A WARM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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VAZ018>020-WVZ044-062100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST CENTRAL ZONE-
INCLUDING...WARM SPRINGS...JAMES RIVER...NEW CASTLE
352 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           25           61           
MIN/MAX RH %          38           94           37           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  8G18     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4090                      4060         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SW 24        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    69530                     97440        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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