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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VAZ035-160930-
AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST
316 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           50           0            
MIN/MAX TEMP          37           46           36           56           
MAX/MIN RH %          100          87           99           47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.07         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 2080                      4130         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  5                      N 10         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 10400                     41300        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

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