
370 
FNUS51 KAKQ 172025
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA DRIFTS OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. 
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES STATES
WEDNESDAY...THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. A
TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN LINGER OVER THE EASTERN
SEABOARD THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR
FRIDAY.

MDZ021>023-180915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           80           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           45           39           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           63           100          33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 9-13 G20                W 11-15 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 14-18 G24  S 13-17 G26  W 14-18 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.11         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2030                      7580         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 33                      W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 77680                     284610       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
31 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-180915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           80           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           44           40           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           68           100          36           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G18                W 11-15 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 14-18 G24  S 14-18 G27  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2160                      7320         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 35                      W 35         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 81900                     262210       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-180915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           80           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           43           40           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        80           69           100          40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 9-13 G20                W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 17-21 G31  S 16-20 G31  W 15-19 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2450                      7110         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 32                      W 35         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 84180                     253930       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-180915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          30           52           45           55           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        66           59           93           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 5-9                     W 8-12 G24   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 12-16      S 13-17      W 11-15 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1320                      7830         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 31                      W 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46020                     245730       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           70           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          29           52           46           54           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           64           95           30           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 6-10 G16                W 10-14 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 15-19 G28  S 16-20 G27  W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.26         0.11         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2010                      7510         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 25                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 66110                     239550       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-180915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           80           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          32           52           46           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        80           64           96           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G18                W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 17-21 G30  S 20-24 G30  W 14-18 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2490                      6980         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 25                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 67210                     218440       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-180915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        FRZ RAIN     RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          29           46           38           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        75           65           93           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11                    W 9-13 G24   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 12-16      SW 10-14 G20 W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1550                      8080         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 31                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 51300                     281140       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
23 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

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

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        FRZ RAIN     RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          30           47           40           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           71           96           27           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11                    W 9-13 G24   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 12-16      SW 11-15     W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.32         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            3            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1370                      7660         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 32                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 49920                     250630       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-180915-
HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-
ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-JAMES CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...
TAPPAHANNOCK...WILLIAMSBURG
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           47           38           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        67           59           95           27           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11                    W 10-14 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 12-16      S 11-15 G21  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.21         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1480                      8320         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 26                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 49180                     276340       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-180915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          28           46           39           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           61           97           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 8-12 G18                W 11-15 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 13-17 G24  S 13-17 G24  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.09         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1880                      8170         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 29                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 60140                     280270       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          28           50           41           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           60           92           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 6-10                    W 9-13 G24   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 12-16      S 12-16      W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.06         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            4            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1350                      7880         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 33                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 49200                     255120       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-180915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          30           50           42           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           59           100          31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11                    W 11-15 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 14-18 G24  S 14-18 G24  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.24         0.10         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1740                      7830         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 26                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 50070                     259030       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-180915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           60           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          29           52           44           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           61           94           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 6-10                    W 10-14 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 13-17 G26  S 14-18 G24  W 12-16 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.28         0.10         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            5            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1660                      7770         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 26                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 60200                     253770       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-180915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           70           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          30           52           45           51           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        83           64           97           33           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 7-11 G18                W 11-15 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 16-20 G28  S 16-20 G27  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.25         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2180                      7470         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 26                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 65120                     249650       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-180915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
324 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           90           80           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           47           40           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        83           58           96           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             S 10-14 G21               W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S 17-21 G32  S 17-21 G31  W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.12         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            6            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2120                      7460         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 30                      W 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73700                     261540       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 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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