
758 
FNUS51 KAKQ 121044
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING

.DISCUSSION...

....EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE TODAY...

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL TRACK EAST 
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING...THEN ACROSS THE CANADIAN 
MARITIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO 
THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL GENERATE
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...AS SUSTAINED 20 FT 
WINDS AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THESE
HIGH WINDS...COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT...AND DRY GROUND
CONDITIONS...WILL LEAD TO A HIGH WILDFIRE POTENTIAL TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MDZ021>023-122115-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          62           33           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        24           55           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 22-26 G48               W 9-13 G23   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 25-29 G48  W 17-21 G40  NW 12-16 G25 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7360                      5970         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 43                      NW 38        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    346960                    244900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-122115-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           33           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        24           56           30           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 22-26 G48               W 12-16 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 25-29 G48  W 19-23 G41  NW 14-18 G28 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6680                      5770         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      NW 38        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    312690                    242130       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-122115-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           35           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        28           56           34           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 24-28 G48               W 17-21 G28  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 26-30 G48  W 22-26 G40  NW 17-21 G29 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6190                      5480         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      NW 33        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    280960                    182070       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-122115-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           38           61           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           53           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 17-21 G42               W 8-12       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G42  W 11-15 G31  W 8-12       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6990                      5900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 41                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    317980                    152010       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...
BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 51 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-122115-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           39           60           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        20           55           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 19-23 G42               W 10-14 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G42  W 16-20 G39  W 9-13 G19   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6490                      5440         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 43                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    313160                    144870       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 54 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-122115-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          67           40           54           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        23           54           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 23-27 G42               W 16-20 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 23-27 G42  W 22-26 G39  NW 12-16 G23 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5620                      4750         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 37                      W 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    213130                    101840       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-122115-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          67           35           62           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           49           18           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20-24 G48               W 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 22-26 G48  W 13-17 G32  NW 8-12 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7600                      7170         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      NW 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    354090                    171550       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-122115-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           36           62           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           53           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 18-22 G42               W 5-9        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G42  W 12-16 G29  W 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7400                      6530         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 43                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    348120                    173120       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          6            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-122115-
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
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           35           60           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           51           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20-24 G48               W 7-11 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 22-26 G48  W 13-17 G32  NW 9-13 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7890                      7420         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      NW 24        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    372080                    198560       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-122115-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          67           37           57           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        19           48           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 21-25 G48               W 9-13 G19   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 23-27 G48  W 16-20 G37  NW 10-14 G19 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7740                      6690         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 44                      NW 26        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    358600                    196050       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-122115-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           36           62           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        16           55           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 18-22 G42               W 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G42  W 12-16 G29  NW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7580                      6550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 44                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    350260                    173860       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-122115-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           38           57           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           49           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20-24 G48               W 8-12 G19   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 22-26 G48  W 16-20 G41  NW 8-12 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7500                      6080         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    348820                    169220       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-122115-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           39           60           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           52           22           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 18-22 G42               W 8-12       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G42  W 15-19 G36  NW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7280                      6180         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 45                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    338630                    153270       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-122115-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           40           57           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        20           52           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 22-26 G42               W 12-16 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 23-27 G42  W 19-23 G39  NW 9-13 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7080                      5780         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 43                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    335280                    147200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-122115-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
544 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           36           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        21           46           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 23-27 G48               NW 10-14 G24 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 24-28 G48  W 18-22 G39  NW 11-15 G24 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7030                      5640         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 33                      NW 33        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    295740                    232840       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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

$$

HURLEY





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