
247 
FNUS51 KAKQ 272052
FWFAKQ

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

.DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE REGION. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH
THROUGH VIRGINIA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
CROSSING THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER
RETURNS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MDZ021>023-280930-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           55           25           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           72           96           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SE 7-11 G19               NW 10-14 G20 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6-10       S 11-15      W 13-17 G26  NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.32         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            6            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2490         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     NW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 5320                      31990        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-280930-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           40           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           56           28           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          79           100          47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SE 8-12 G19               NW 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6-10      S 13-17      W 14-18 G24  NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.27         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            6            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2540         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE 13                     NW 18        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3350                      51730        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-280930-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          33           55           31           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           79           99           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             SE 10-14 G20              NW 11-15     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7-11      S 15-19      SW 16-20     NW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.27         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            6            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2570         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE 14                     NW 20        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3540                      51200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-280930-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           70           32           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           60           84           37           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G19                LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 4-8        S 16-20 G27  W 13-17 G26  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.10         0.19         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1690                      3030         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 37                      E  1         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 90720                     9750         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-280930-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           70           32           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           61           89           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 9-13 G21                NW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 5-9        S 18-22 G32  SW 17-21 G32 LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.28         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1470                      2860         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 38                      N  3         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 93970                     19530        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-280930-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           62           36           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          69           96           56           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 11-15 G21               NW 8-12      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 8-12       S 19-23 G32  SW 20-24 G32 LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.27         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2410         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 13                      N  8         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3290                      21290        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-280930-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           50           26           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        95           71           81           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 3-7        SW 5-9 G18   W 10-14 G21  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.25         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       6            6            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             790                       3080         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 17                     S  8         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 29550                     28400        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-280930-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           56           28           46           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           72           79           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 5-9 G19                 NW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      SW 11-15 G21 W 12-16 G23  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.23         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1210                      3020         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 30                     SW  6        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46130                     26000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-280930-
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
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           20           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           59           27           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           69           88           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 4-8        SW 8-12 G19  W 11-15 G23  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.26         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             290                       3090         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 22                     SW  7        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19390                     28280        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-280930-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           61           29           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          73           95           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11 G19                NW 6-10 G15  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 7-11       S 11-15      W 12-16      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.23         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2850         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE  9                     NW  7        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3690                      25530        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-280930-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           30           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           65           29           46           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        96           67           86           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11 G19                LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 4-8        SW 13-17 G23 W 12-16 G23  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.21         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             950                       3160         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 24                      SW  1        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73950                     11050        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-280930-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           66           32           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        95           72           93           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G20                NW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 7-11       SW 14-18 G23 W 13-17 G23  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.18         0.11         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             400                       2890         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 26                      NW  5        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 26830                     14710        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-280930-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           69           32           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        95           60           83           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G20                NW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 4-8        S 16-20 G27  W 14-18 G27  LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.11         0.23         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1930                      3100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 35                      NW  2        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 95110                     17130        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-280930-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          37           69           33           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           58           85           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 10-14 G23               NW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 7-11       S 18-22 G29  SW 18-22 G31 LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.07         0.30         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1610                      2730         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 33                      N  7         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 82710                     22230        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-280930-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
352 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           59           31           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           63           96           52           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 11-15 G23               NW 11-15     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 9-13       S 14-18 G24  SW 16-20 G27 NW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.16         0.19         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             250                       2550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE 14                     NW 18        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3810                      51970        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH 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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