
073 
FNUS51 KAKQ 190854
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING...AND MUCH DRIER
AIR MOVES OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT 
OVER THE AREA TRANSLATES INTO GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GULF COAST STATES ON FRIDAY AND
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST SATURDAY MORNING. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AREA ON SATURDAY EVENING. 

MDZ021>023-192130-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          51           20           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        40           51           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 9-13 G20                W 19-23 G33  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 18-22 G36 NW 16-20 G33 W 20-24 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7290                      6570         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 31                     W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    265110                    256140       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...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 40 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 30. 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. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 

$$

MDZ024-192130-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           21           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        40           51           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 9-13 G19                W 18-22 G29  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 16-20 G32  NW 16-20 G32 W 19-23 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6950                      6160         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 37         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    228210                    242180       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...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 42 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 AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 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 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. 

$$

MDZ025-192130-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           23           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        41           48           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G20               W 20-24 G32  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G34  NW 21-25 G36 W 21-25 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7070                      6290         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 36         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    221830                    232580       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY 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 SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...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 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 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>014-030-192130-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           25           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        27           50           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G25               W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G31  NW 11-15 G24 W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7600                      6040         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    251210                    169910       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            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...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 28 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTH 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>017-031-032-192130-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          59           26           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        33           53           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G24               W 13-17 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G32  W 13-17 G29  W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7330                      6040         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    235710                    168120       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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...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 34 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 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. 

$$

NCZ102-192130-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           28           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        39           52           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 11-15 G24               W 19-23 G28  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 19-23 G32  W 19-23 G33  W 17-21 G27  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6920                      6020         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    215420                    166750       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-192130-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           22           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        27           48           17           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 9-13 G25                W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G32  W 11-15 G24  W 13-17      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8200                      7320         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    266560                    194250       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...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 31 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 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>067-192130-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          55           23           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        26           49           17           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 11-15 G27               W 11-15 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G32  NW 11-15 G24 W 12-16      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7820                      7010         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 32                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    258500                    196720       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 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 34 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 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 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-192130-
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
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          55           21           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        27           50           18           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8-12 G24                W 12-16 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G33  NW 13-17 G27 W 14-18 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8440                      7160         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    265880                    208540       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          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...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. 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 44 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 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>086-192130-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          55           24           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        32           47           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 9-13 G23                W 16-20 G27  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G33  NW 16-20 G32 W 16-20 G27  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8320                      6690         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    251660                    203790       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY 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 MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 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>089-092-192130-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          56           23           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        25           51           18           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G25               W 11-15 G21  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G32  W 12-16 G25  W 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8030                      6690         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    260350                    196420       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

VAZ091-094-192130-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          56           25           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        33           48           20           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G24               W 15-19 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G32  NW 16-20 G31 W 15-19 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7830                      6410         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    245130                    178610       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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 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 UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 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 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-192130-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           24           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        28           51           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G24               W 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G31  W 13-17 G26  W 13-17 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7710                      6460         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    247780                    179450       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 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. 

$$

VAZ095-098-192130-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           27           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        36           50           22           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 11-15 G24               W 16-20 G28  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 19-23 G33  W 17-21 G32  W 16-20 G27  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7260                      6220         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      W 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    228980                    180460       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RH 36 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 LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 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. 

$$

VAZ099-100-192130-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
354 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           25           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        37           47           23           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G23               W 20-24 G32  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G34  NW 19-23 G35 W 20-24 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7450                      6180         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 38         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    233750                    254470       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            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...SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 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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