
770 
FNUS51 KAKQ 182040
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY THURSDAY...

LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES STATES THIS EVENING
THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. A TRAILING COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL THEN LINGER OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM
THE WEST LATE SATURDAY.

MDZ021>023-190930-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           50           21           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           38           55           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15                   W 19-23 G33  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 12-16 G26 W 15-19 G26  NW 17-21 G29 W 19-23 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6530                      5920         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 24                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 223620                    207250       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-190930-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           51           22           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           38           53           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16                   W 13-17 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 13-17 G24 W 13-17      NW 12-16     W 14-18 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             5730                      5710         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 25                      W 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 176660                    191750       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-190930-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           50           25           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           38           50           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 13-17                   W 10-14      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 15-19 G26 W 13-17      NW 10-14     W 11-15      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6140                      5760         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 26                      W 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 168020                    192130       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-190930-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           56           25           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        83           29           51           20           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15 G24               W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13      W 13-17 G24  NW 7-11      W 8-12 G19   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7040                      6120         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 234140                    143870       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-190930-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           57           25           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           33           56           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15 G21               W 10-14 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 14-18 G26 W 13-17 G23  NW 10-14 G20 W 11-15 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6890                      6170         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 218460                    143490       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-190930-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          46           55           33           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           39           52           27           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16                   W 13-17 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 18-22 G29 W 14-18      NW 14-18     W 12-16 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6550                      5940         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 29                      W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 196580                    129930       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-190930-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          39           51           21           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        82           27           48           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 10-14 G24               W 9-13 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13 G18  W 14-18 G25  NW 9-13 G18  W 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             8160                      6580         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 254280                    163450       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-190930-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           53           21           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           28           47           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16 G25               W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12 G19  W 15-19 G25  NW 9-13 G19  W 9-13 G20   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7530                      6300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 32                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 249420                    160380       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            5            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-190930-
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
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           52           22           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           28           51           20           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 10-14 G21               W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13      W 14-18 G25  NW 11-15     W 12-16 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             8350                      6470         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 28                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 252120                    170610       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-190930-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           52           24           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        85           32           48           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15 G20               W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 12-16 G23 W 14-18 G25  NW 13-17 G26 W 12-16 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7820                      6070         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 28                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 225620                    171000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-190930-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           54           23           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        85           28           52           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15 G24               W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13 G18  W 14-18 G25  NW 8-12      W 9-13 G20   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7460                      6550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 31                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 243800                    172900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            5            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-190930-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           54           25           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        80           30           48           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16 G21               W 12-16 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 13-17 G23 W 14-18 G24  W 12-16      W 12-16 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7300                      6250         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 226510                    151900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-190930-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           55           25           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        82           29           52           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 11-15 G21               W 8-12 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 11-15     W 13-17 G24  W 9-13       W 10-14 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7170                      6450         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 225870                    152860       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            5            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. 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 MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-190930-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          46           55           27           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           34           51           25           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16 G23               W 12-16 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 15-19 G25 W 14-18      W 12-16      W 11-15 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6950                      6170         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 30                      W 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 212630                    146850       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            5            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-190930-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
340 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           51           26           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        88           37           47           25           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             W 12-16                   W 15-19 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 16-20 G28 W 13-17      NW 12-16 G24 W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             5990                      5810         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 28                      W 29         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 209700                    177540       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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

$$








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