
523 
FNUS51 KAKQ 200928
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY LEAD TO 
AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER DAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TRANSLATES INTO GUSTY WINDS 
FOR REST OF THIS EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY. 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>023-202130-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           18           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        23           59           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 19-23 G42               W 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 18-22 G41  W 12-16 G27  S 7-11 G17   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6590                      3700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 31                      SW  9        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    219250                    40410        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-202130-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           18           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        24           59           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 17-21 G36               W 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G36  W 11-15 G24  S 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6500                      3460         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 32                      W 14         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    219860                    49180        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-202130-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           20           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        25           56           36           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20-24 G39               W 8-12       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 21-25 G39  W 14-18 G27  SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6620                      3580         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 33                      W 13         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    221620                    45570        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-202130-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           23           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           57           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 8-12 G21               LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11-15 G24  W 3-7        S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6110                      4740         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 21                      S 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    135170                    88680        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-202130-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           21           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        21           63           24           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 11-15 G29              LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13-17 G32  W 6-10 G21   S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6040                      4500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 21                      S 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    131280                    77010        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-202130-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           24           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        23           59           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 19-23 G32              W 5-9        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 17-21 G34  W 12-16 G25  S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6010                      3830         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 21                      S 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    126000                    64600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-202130-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           19           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        15           57           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 10-14 G25               LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 12-16 G26  W 4-8 G16    S 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6870                      4710         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 22                      SW 15        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    165200                    77650        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-202130-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           21           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        15           59           18           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8-12 G20                LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11-15 G21  W 3-7        S 6-10       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6770                      4740         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 23                      SW 14        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    162550                    78830        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-202130-
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
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           21           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           55           20           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 11-15 G26               LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13-17 G28  W 5-9 G18    S 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6520                      4660         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 23                      SW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    157170                    73870        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-202130-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           23           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        20           53           22           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 14-18 G33              W 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 14-18 G33  W 7-11 G20   S 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6330                      4360         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 26                      SW 10        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    183600                    51820        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-202130-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           21           53           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        16           58           19           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8-12 G24                LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11-15 G26  W 4-8        S 5-9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6510                      4670         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 21                      SW 12        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    150620                    68250        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-202130-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           22           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           54           22           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 13-17 G28              LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 14-18 G32  W 7-11 G19   S 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 25                      SW  9        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    162630                    45580        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-202130-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           21           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           60           21           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 10-14 G25              LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 12-16 G27  W 5-9        S 5-9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6320                      4550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 21                      S 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    136200                    80270        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-202130-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           22           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        22           60           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 14-18 G31              W 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 15-19 G33  W 8-12 G23   S 5-9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6120                      4210         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 25                      S 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    163630                    70860        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-202130-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
428 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           23           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        22           55           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 21-25 G39              W 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 19-23 G39  W 14-18 G28  S 7-11 G17   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6290                      3980         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 30                      W 12         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    208010                    52010        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTH 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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