
459 
FNUS51 KAKQ 210950
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS
EVENING INTO SOUTHERN CANADA SUNDAY...WITH THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT CROSSING THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
WINDS...IN TANDEM WITH LOW RH VALUES AND DRYING FUELS MAY RESULT
IN A PERIOD OF INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MDZ021>023-212145-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           34           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        24           81           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 5-9                     SW 9-13 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11 G17   S 9-13 G20   NW 17-21 G32 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3640                      5460         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  5                      NW 33        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    22080                     200090       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-212145-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           34           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        27           89           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 5-9                     SW 9-13 G19  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10      S 8-12       NW 16-20 G29 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3560                      4880         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 13                     NW 30        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    50190                     165070       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-212145-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           35           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        29           94           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8-12                    SW 12-16     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      S 11-15      NW 19-23 G32 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3640                      4550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 14                     NW 25        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    49990                     117330       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-212145-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           36           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        18           81           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 7-11 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 4-8        S 5-9        W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4980                      10060        
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 13                      NW 25        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    75970                     283030       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
23 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-212145-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           39           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        21           88           35           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 9-13 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 4-8        S 7-11       W 16-20 G32  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4630                      8880         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 10                      W 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    56810                     234890       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-212145-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          48           39           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        28           91           52           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 4-8                    SW 13-17 G23 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 5-9       S 11-15      W 20-24 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3910                      6640         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 12                      W 29         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    48120                     201530       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-212145-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          51           31           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           67           28           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   W 6-10 G16   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11       S 6-10       W 14-18 G27  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4830                      9370         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 12                     NW 22        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    69260                     220270       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
24 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-212145-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           32           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        16           68           26           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   W 7-11 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11       S 5-9        W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5100                      9570         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 13                     NW 25        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    74870                     271450       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-212145-
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
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           33           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           71           32           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 7-11 G16  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11       S 7-11       NW 15-19 G31 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4670                      8880         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 16                      NW 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    87500                     226060       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
24 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-212145-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          49           36           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        21           78           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 8-12 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11       S 9-13 G19   NW 16-20 G32 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4310                      6790         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 15                      NW 25        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    67740                     191130       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-212145-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           20           
MAX/MIN TEMP          53           35           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        17           73           29           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 7-11 G16  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 6-10       S 5-9        W 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4860                      10210        
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 15                      NW 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    81440                     268870       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
23 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-212145-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          51           37           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        19           81           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 9-13 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 6-10       S 8-12       NW 15-19 G28 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4690                      8840         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 14                      NW 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    65830                     223440       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-212145-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           37           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        19           81           36           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 8-12 G18  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5-9        S 6-10       W 15-19 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4860                      9780         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 13                      NW 22        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    64900                     239930       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST 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 38 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-212145-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          50           38           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        23           84           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR                   SW 11-15 G20 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 5-9 G16   S 10-14      W 18-22 G32  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4380                      8230         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 13                      NW 24        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    60580                     211780       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-212145-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
450 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           36           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        27           95           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6-10                   SW 12-16     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 7-11 G18   S 12-16 G23  NW 17-21 G37 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
PRECIP DURATION       0            1            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3920                      5550         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 12                     NW 35        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    50330                     214040       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 32 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. WEST 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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