
944 
FNUS51 KAKQ 172037
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION 
TODAY....

THE COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT THROUGH SUNDAY AS SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURN TO THE AREA. A CLIPPER-LIKE LOW WILL PASS 
NORTH OF THE AREA WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE 
REGION ON SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON AND CHANCE OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA MONDAY...WHILE ANOTHER WEAK LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON TUESDAY.

MDZ021>023-180915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          18           41           26           35           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        65           47           93           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 4-8                    NW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 5-9       SW 3-7       NW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1620                      5080         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 23                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 49240                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-180915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           41           28           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        69           50           91           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 5-9                    NW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      SW 4-8       NW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1690                      5140         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 25                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 47170                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-180915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           41           30           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           59           93           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 9-13                   NW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5-9        SW 9-13      SW 6-10      NW 9-13      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1710                      5420         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 26                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45290                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
40. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-180915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           50           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          23           45           28           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        67           50           90           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       LGT/VAR      NW 3-7       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            4            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1480                      6560         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 39870                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-180915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           50           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           45           29           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           53           91           47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 5-9                    NW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      SW 5-9       NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            4            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             580                       6110         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 25                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 35020                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-180915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           40           70           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          30           45           35           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           59           91           54           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 10-14                  NW 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 5-9       SW 10-14     SW 10-14     NW 9-13      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.19         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1270                      5500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 31020                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-180915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           41           23           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        53           49           89           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 3-7       LGT/VAR      W 3-7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2420                      7050         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 53350                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-180915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           41           23           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        52           47           89           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 3-7                    LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       LGT/VAR      W 3-7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2160                      6870         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 43080                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-180915-
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
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           42           25           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        56           44           85           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 4-8                    LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 3-7        SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      NW 4-8       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2090                      6730         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 17                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 41770                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-180915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           43           26           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        61           46           86           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 5-9                    NW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 4-8        SW 6-10      W 4-8        NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2130                      6120         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 53310                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-180915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           43           23           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        63           49           92           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 3-7                    LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       LGT/VAR      W 3-7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2090                      6630         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 40180                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
40. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-180915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           40           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           44           26           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        65           46           83           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 6-10                   NW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 4-8        SW 7-11      W 5-9        NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2110                      6210         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 28                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 60580                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-180915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           50           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          23           44           27           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        64           49           87           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 4-8                    NW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 5-9       W 3-7        NW 4-8       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            4            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1800                      6110         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 40000                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
40. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-180915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           50           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           45           31           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        67           48           90           48           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 7-11                   NW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 3-7        SW 8-12      SW 6-10      NW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1360                      5640         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 29                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 51190                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-180915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
337 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           30           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           46           30           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        71           47           93           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SW 9-13                   NW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5-9        SW 9-13      SW 7-11      NW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2130                      5580         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 28                     N  0         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73360                     0            
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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

$$

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