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FNUS51 KAKQ 062059
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION THURSDAY.

MDZ021>023-070930-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           57           34           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          76           94           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   W 11-15 G22  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6-10       SW 5-9 G15   W 8-12       W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.66         0.62         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             780                       5720         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 17                     W 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 8800                      186700       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-070930-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           58           35           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          72           87           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 5-9                     W 11-15 G22  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 7-11 G16   SW 7-11 G16  W 9-13       W 13-17 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.59         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             780                       5840         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 21                     W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 6150                      193680       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-070930-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           58           37           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          76           86           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11                    W 14-18 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 9-13 G19   SW 9-13 G19  SW 11-15 G22 W 15-19 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.58         0.61         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             730                       6040         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 22                     W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 5850                      202210       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-070930-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           70           37           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          58           71           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 8-12 G20               W 7-11 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 10-14 G21 SW 9-13 G19  W 9-13 G19   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.44         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2740                      7100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 31                     W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 9900                      261420       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
28 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-070930-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           72           41           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          57           75           37           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 13-17 G27              W 11-15 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 14-18 G29 SW 12-16 G25 W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.44         0.06         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2800                      6980         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 35                     W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 76700                     269690       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-070930-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           69           44           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          61           76           38           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 17-21 G30               W 15-19 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 18-22 G31 SW 16-20 G27 W 15-19 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.51         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       7            6            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             620                       6270         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 31                     W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 7810                      193430       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-070930-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           50           32           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          66           77           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   SW 7-11 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       W 7-11       W 10-14 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.73         0.56         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1010                      6800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 13                     W 29         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 23310                     226070       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-070930-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           53           34           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          69           78           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      W 7-11       W 10-14 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.58         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1210                      6780         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 14                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 26020                     223890       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-070930-
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
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           53           34           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          68           82           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   W 8-12 G19   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       SW 5-9       W 8-12       W 11-15 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.60         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1280                      7380         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 20                      W 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 34090                     240000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-070930-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           60           36           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          67           83           38           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 3-7                    W 11-15 G22  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5-9 G15   SW 7-11 G18  W 10-14      W 13-17 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.58         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             830                       7410         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 17                     W 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 13210                     244580       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-070930-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           61           35           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          64           75           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 3-7                    SW 8-12 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 7-11 G17  W 8-12       W 10-14 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.54         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            7            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1520                      7210         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 21                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 22890                     240160       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-070930-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           63           38           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          68           76           35           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 5-9                    W 11-15 G22  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 4-8        SW 9-13 G19  W 10-14      W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.52         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            7            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             840                       7490         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 21                     W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 16060                     261670       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-070930-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           67           37           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          57           73           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 8-12 G22               W 9-13 G22   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 10-14 G21 W 10-14 G20  W 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.47         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1270                      7510         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 24                     W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 6950                      271080       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
28 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-070930-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           68           42           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          59           76           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 12-16 G24              W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 3-7        SW 13-17 G24 SW 12-16 G23 W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.48         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             840                       7510         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 15                      W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 12900                     272890       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-070930-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
359 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           62           39           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          64           81           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11 G18                W 14-18 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 8-12 G18   SW 10-14 G23 W 12-16 G26  W 14-18 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.53         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            7            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             540                       6030         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW  3                     W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 2040                      216290       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
31 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

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

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