
145 
FNUS51 KAKQ 270902
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE 
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO VIRGINIA EARLY WEDNESDAY
WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

MDZ021>023-272130-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           30           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        71           100          85           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SE 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       E 4-8        S 7-11 G17   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.18         0.39         
PRECIP DURATION       7            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1970                      1210         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NE  8                     W 12         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    22320                     26040        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-272130-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           30           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        72           98           84           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SE 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       E 5-9        S 9-13 G20   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.13         0.34         
PRECIP DURATION       7            7            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1860                      760          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NE 10                     SW 12        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    21400                     9410         
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-272130-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           31           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           89           84           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 3-7                    SE 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5-9       NE 7-11      S 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.12         0.36         
PRECIP DURATION       6            7            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)2010                      680          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  N 12                      SW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    22720                     9000         
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-272130-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           40           67           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        72           96           52           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 5-9        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      E 3-7        S 9-13       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.09         
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1700                      1910         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 12                      SW 30        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    28070                     90070        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-272130-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           40           67           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        75           99           54           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 7-11 G20   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 4-8       NE 5-9       S 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)2010                      1650         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 13                      SW 29        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    28250                     63820        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-272130-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           43           61           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        82           100          69           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 5-9                    S 13-17 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 9-13      NE 9-13      S 17-21      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.06         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1690                      250          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NE 15                     S 12         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    26450                     3030         
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-272130-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          33           31           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           92           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      E 3-7        SW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.24         0.24         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1670                      1840         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E  6                      W 15         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    12990                     36040        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-272130-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          37           34           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        69           97           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.12         0.20         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1680                      1880         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 10                      W 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    19760                     38010        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM
RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-272130-
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
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           31           54           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        69           97           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      E 3-7        SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.18         0.25         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1730                      1590         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 12                      W 13         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    24960                     32510        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM
RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-272130-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FRZ RAIN     RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           100          
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           33           55           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           98           67           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 6-10 G15   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       E 5-9        S 9-13 G20   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.11         0.23         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)2190                      1010         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E  9                      W 13         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    23750                     16900        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS
AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-272130-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           36           59           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        72           96           57           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 5-9        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      E 3-7        SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.06         0.16         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1400                      1740         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 13                      W 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    28490                     59190        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-272130-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           37           59           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           94           62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 7-11 G17   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 4-8       E 5-9        S 12-16 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.17         
PRECIP DURATION       7            7            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1850                      1180         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 14                      SW 18        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    29190                     27240        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-272130-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           39           63           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           92           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   S 7-11 G17   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       E 5-9        SW 11-15 G21 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.11         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)2050                      1820         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E  9                      SW 24        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    21330                     65580        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
40. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-272130-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           40           64           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        77           97           54           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 3-7                    S 9-13 G21   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6-10      NE 7-11      S 14-18 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.09         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            7            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1700                      1560         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  E 16                      S 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    32650                     48430        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-272130-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
402 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           35           54           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           99           68           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 3-7                    S 9-13 G21   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6-10 G15  E 7-11       S 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.06         0.21         
PRECIP DURATION       7            7            8            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)2140                      830          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NE 12                     SW 17        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    29050                     23700        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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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