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FNUS51 KAKQ 070904
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY...

A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS MORNING 
WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES TO THE EAST COAST BY LATE SATURDAY.

MDZ021>023-072130-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           34           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        72           79           36           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 3-7                     W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5-9       W 8-12 G19   W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1200                      6550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  3                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    16990                     217200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 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 10 TO 15 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. 

$$

MDZ024-072130-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           35           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        68           78           38           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 7-11 G16                W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      W 9-13       W 13-17 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1320                      6330         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 10                     W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    16420                     211660       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 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 UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 

$$

MDZ025-072130-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           37           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        65           71           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G20               W 14-18 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14     W 12-16      W 15-19 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1060                      6040         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 12                      W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    12040                     205980       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. 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 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 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>014-030-072130-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          66           37           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        55           62           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 12-16 G21              W 7-11       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14 G20 SW 9-13 G18  W 9-13 G18   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1130                      6180         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 10                      W 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    33330                     209120       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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 UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 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.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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>017-031-032-072130-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           41           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        58           73           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 15-19 G27               W 11-15 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 14-18 G27 SW 13-17 G24 W 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       7            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1280                      6190         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 21                     W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    39950                     229310       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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
34 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. 

$$

NCZ102-072130-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           44           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        68           77           35           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 19-23 G28               W 16-20      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 19-23 G30 SW 18-22 G27 W 16-20      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)940                       5970         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 17                     W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    17450                     216440       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 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. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-072130-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          51           32           46           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        60           64           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 4-8       W 7-11       W 9-13       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.72         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1680                      6970         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 14                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    54360                     176520       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            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 MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 24 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 AROUND 5 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>067-072130-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          55           34           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        56           62           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 3-7                    SW 8-12      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10      SW 7-11      W 9-13 G18   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1780                      7210         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 13                     W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    37870                     181680       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            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 IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 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 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.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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>076-082-083-090-072130-
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
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           35           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        64           70           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5-9       W 8-12       W 11-15 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1180                      6860         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 12                     W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    23540                     191770       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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 MID 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 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
38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-072130-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          59           36           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        64           71           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 4-8                    W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      W 10-14 G20  W 13-17 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.44         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1230                      6920         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  9                      W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    24310                     244260       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 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>089-092-072130-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           36           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        57           64           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 4-8 G16                SW 8-12      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      W 8-12       W 9-13       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1200                      7040         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  6                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    24990                     189590       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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 IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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. 

$$

VAZ091-094-072130-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           39           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        63           67           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8-12 G20               W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13 G18  W 11-15      W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1240                      7130         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 15                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    24940                     197210       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            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 MID 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 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. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-072130-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           37           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        56           66           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 12-16 G23              W 10-14 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14 G20 W 10-14 G19  W 11-15 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1620                      6560         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  7                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    29750                     186410       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. 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 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 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-072130-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           41           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        64           74           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 15-19 G24               W 13-17 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 13-17 G23 W 13-17 G23  W 13-17 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1410                      6670         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 13                      W 37         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    24410                     255170       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 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. 

$$

VAZ099-100-072130-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
404 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           39           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        65           75           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G23               W 15-19 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14 G20 W 13-17 G23  W 15-19 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1110                      6670         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 10                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    13900                     211480       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 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 51 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 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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