000 FNUS51 KAKQ 300821 FWFAKQ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. MEANWHILE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BY THIS WEEKEND. MDZ021>023-302115- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 67 44 69 MAX/MIN RH (%) 48 100 39 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9 G15 NW 4-8 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8-12 NW 3-7 W 3-7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5000 7000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 16 W 17 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 80000 119000 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 33 FAIR 77 GOOD ADI LATE 59 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 84 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 9 MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 6 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MDZ024-302115- INLAND WORCESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 68 46 68 MAX/MIN RH (%) 46 98 40 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9 NW 4-8 NW 3-7 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8-12 G17 LGT/VAR W 4-8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5300 6800 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 17 W 20 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 90100 136000 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR 78 GOOD ADI LATE 65 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 91 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 8 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 6 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MDZ025-302115- MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 68 49 68 MAX/MIN RH (%) 46 89 40 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 8-12 NW 6-10 NW 6-10 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 10-14 NW 6-10 W 5-9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5500 6900 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 18 W 21 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 99000 144900 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 49 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 84 GOOD ADI LATE 58 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 97 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5 MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ012>014-030-302115- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 73 47 74 MAX/MIN RH (%) 39 93 34 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6300 6200 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 12 W 8 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 75600 49600 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 34 FAIR 14 GEN POOR ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ015>017-031-032-302115- PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 72 47 74 MAX/MIN RH (%) 41 98 37 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 4-8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5-9 N 3-7 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6200 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 13 W 9 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 80600 60300 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 32 FAIR 26 FAIR ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 66 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ102-302115- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 72 58 74 MAX/MIN RH (%) 42 81 44 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9-13 NW 6-10 N 6-10 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8-12 N 8-12 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6400 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 13 W 8 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 83200 53600 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 41 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-302115- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 70 41 72 MAX/MIN RH (%) 38 90 27 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7000 6900 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 12 W 9 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 84000 62100 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 50 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 7 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ060-065>067-302115- PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 71 41 73 MAX/MIN RH (%) 37 92 29 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7100 6500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 10 SW 8 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 71000 52000 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR ADI LATE 61 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 65 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 7 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-302115- HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN- ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-JAMES CITY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND... TAPPAHANNOCK...WILLIAMSBURG 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 70 43 71 MAX/MIN RH (%) 38 90 28 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5-9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6400 7100 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 15 W 12 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 96000 85200 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 54 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 64 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-302115- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 69 45 71 MAX/MIN RH (%) 42 92 36 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6-10 NW 3-7 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 7-11 NW 4-8 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6100 7000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 17 W 12 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 103700 84000 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 55 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 68 GOOD 7 POOR 60 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ VAZ079>081-087>089-092-302115- BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- SOUTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL... EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 71 44 72 MAX/MIN RH (%) 39 96 32 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6500 6500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 10 W 9 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 65000 58500 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 46 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 66 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 7 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ091-094-302115- YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 71 50 71 MAX/MIN RH (%) 40 84 37 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 6-10 NW 3-7 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6500 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 15 W 12 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 97500 80400 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR ADI LATE 64 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 81 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ093-096-097-302115- ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 72 48 73 MAX/MIN RH (%) 40 93 36 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5-9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6600 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 12 W 9 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 79200 60300 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 35 FAIR 27 FAIR ADI LATE 54 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 72 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ VAZ095-098-302115- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH- 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 72 52 73 MAX/MIN RH (%) 41 88 39 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 7-11 NW 4-8 N 5-9 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 7-11 N 5-9 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6500 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 13 W 9 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 84500 60300 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR ADI LATE 58 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 46 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ VAZ099-100-302115- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA... EASTVILLE 421 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 10 MAX/MIN TEMP 70 51 70 MAX/MIN RH (%) 45 89 38 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 8-12 NW 6-10 NW 5-9 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 9-13 NW 7-11 W 3-7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5800 6800 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 15 W 15 VENT RATE (FT-MPH) 87000 102000 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 51 GEN GOOD 63 GOOD ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 5 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION, DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES. ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONT PAGE (OR ENTER CITY OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT SUBMIT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ ...............FIRE WEATHER CATEGORY REFERENCE GUIDE.............. VENTILATION RATE CATEGORIES (DAYTIME) ------------------------------------- 0 - 33499........LOW LEVEL INVERSION/STAGNANT AIR THE ENTIRE DAY 33500 - 44999....INVERSION UNTIL EARLY AFTN/VERY LGT TRANSPORT WND 45000 - 59999....INVERSION UNTIL LATE AM/LGT TRANSPORT WND 60000 - 111999...LITTLE OR NO INVERSION/MODERATE TRANSPORT WND 112000 OR MORE...NO INVERSION/STRONG AND GUSTY TRANSPORT WND DISPERSION CATEGORIES (EVENING -- 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT) --------------------------------------------------- STAGNANT....SURFACE WINDS NEAR CALM VERY POOR...SURFACE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH POOR........SURFACE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH FAIR........SURFACE WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH GOOD........SURFACE WINDS GREATER THAN 12 MPH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL (AVERAGE STRIKES PER MINUTE(S) ------------------------------------------------------- 1...............0/MINUTE.....0/5 MINUTES.......0/15 MINUTES 2...............1/MINUTE.....1-5/5 MINUTES.....1-8/15 MINUTES 3...............1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES 4...............2-3/MINUTE...11-15/5 MINUTES...16-25/15 MINUTES 5...............3/MINUTE.....15/5 MINUTES......25/15 MINUTES 6 (DRY TSTMS)...1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX (ADI) ---------------------------------- > 100 VERY GOOD (BUT MAY INDIRECTLY INDICATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS) 61-100 GOOD (TYPICAL CASE BURNING WEATHER VALUES ARE IN THIS RANGE) 41-60 GENERALLY GOOD (CLIMATOLOGICAL AFTERNOON VALUES IN MOST INLAND FORESTED AREAS OF THE U.S. FALL IN THIS RANGE) 21-40 FAIR (STAGNATION MAY BE INDICATED IF ACCOMPANIED BY PERSISTENT LOW WIND SPEEDS) 13-20 GENERALLY POOR (STAGNATION IF PERSISTENT, ALTHOUGH BETTER THAN AVERAGE FOR A NIGHT VALUE) 7-12 POOR (STAGNANT AT DAY, BUT NEAR OR ABOVE AVERAGE AT NIGHT) 1-6 VERY POOR (VERY FREQUENT AT NIGHT REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF NIGHTS IN MANY LOCATIONS) LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX (LVORI) -------------------------------------------- 1 LOWEST PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS WITH SMOKE AND/OR FOG REPORTED (130 OF 127,604 ACCIDENTS, OR JUST OVER 0.0010 PERCENT) 2 PHYSICAL OR STATISTICAL REASONS FOR NOT INCLUDING IN CAT 1, BUT PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER 3 HIGHER PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS THAN CAT 1, BY ABOUT 30-50 PCT, MARGINAL SIGNIFICANCE (1-5 PCT) 4 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 2 5 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 3 TO 10 6 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 10 TO 20 7 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 20 TO 40 8 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 40 TO 75 9 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 75 TO 125 10 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 150 $$