FNUS51 KRNK 151916
FWFRNK

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SW VA...SE WV AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
316 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO REMAIN WEDGED IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY. A
SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN UNTIL
MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES MODIFY FOR MIDWEEK AS WE DRY OUT WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL.

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NCZ001-160930-
ASHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON
316 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           80           40           0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          43           57           38           62           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          74           100          43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3310                      4940         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      N 14         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 23170                     69160        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

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