
509 
FNUS51 KAKQ 271004
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...WARM WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY...
...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND...

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE STALLING ACROSS NORTH
CAROLINA ON SATURDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL TRACK
ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY...BRINGING COOL
TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS BY TUESDAY.

MDZ021>023-272130-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           39           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        51           78           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 14-18 G31               N 10-14      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 17-21 G33  S 12-16 G26  NE 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.12         0.39         
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1960                      1820         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 32                      N 21         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    77600                     46040        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
65 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-272130-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           40           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        51           83           63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 12-16 G27               N 9-13 G19   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 17-21 G33  S 13-17 G31  NE 11-15     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.16         0.39         
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1640                      1610         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 30                      N 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    63680                     34930        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-272130-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           41           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        61           83           62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 14-18 G29               N 11-15      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 19-23 G33  S 16-20 G31  NE 13-17 G23 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.17         0.35         
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)970                       1850         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 28                      NE 22        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    30480                     40080        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-272130-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           46           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        45           93           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10-14 G26               NE 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 14-18 G27  S 7-11 G23   NE 12-16     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.92         
PRECIP DURATION       2            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5130                      1640         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 30                     NE 20        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    165710                    35670        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-272130-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           48           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        43           94           80           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 9-13 G24                N 10-14 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 14-18 G27  S 10-14 G27  NE 13-17 G28 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.79         
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4530                      1670         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 28                     N 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    150230                    42930        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...WINDY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-272130-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           49           52           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        49           95           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10-14 G18               NW 12-16 G25 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 15-19 G23  S 14-18 G29  NE 18-22 G29 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.71         
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1950                      1610         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 26                      N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    50080                     44860        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.MONDAY...VERY WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 87 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-272130-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           40           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        53           77           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 13-17 G29               N 9-13       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 15-19 G31 SW 9-13 G23  NE 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.66         
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3030                      1980         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 38                     NE 20        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    154800                    42740        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-272130-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           42           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        52           85           70           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 12-16 G27               NE 10-14 G19 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 14-18 G27 SW 8-12 G23  NE 11-15 G20 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.95         
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3680                      1940         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 35                     NE 18        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    139890                    42580        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-272130-
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
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           40           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        49           81           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 12-16 G29               N 10-14      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 16-20 G31 SW 10-14 G26 NE 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.66         
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3620                      1890         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 39                     N 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    160700                    37890        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-272130-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          67           41           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        50           83           62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 12-16 G27               N 11-15 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 17-21 G31  SW 12-16 G27 NE 12-16 G23 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.67         
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3430                      1780         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 32                     N 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    168980                    42280        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
66 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-272130-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           43           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        47           85           71           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G27               N 10-14      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 15-19 G29 SW 8-12 G23  NE 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.05         0.91         
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4470                      1770         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 35                     N 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    173680                    35070        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
63 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-272130-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          70           43           47           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        45           87           71           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G26               N 12-16 G23  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 16-20 G29 SW 9-13 G24  NE 12-16 G24 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.06         0.73         
PRECIP DURATION       3            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4260                      1710         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 32                     N 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    178120                    35730        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-272130-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           45           49           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        42           88           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10-14 G26               N 10-14 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 15-19 G29  S 9-13 G24   NE 12-16 G24 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.81         
PRECIP DURATION       2            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5250                      1710         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 32                     N 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    174120                    40660        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-272130-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          70           45           50           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        43           88           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G26               N 13-17 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 16-20 G29  S 12-16 G27  NE 16-20 G28 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.71         
PRECIP DURATION       2            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3810                      1710         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 28                      N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    160460                    44890        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-272130-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
504 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           42           46           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        54           86           68           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 13-17 G27               N 12-16 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 16-20 G29  S 13-17 G27  NE 14-18 G25 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.12         0.61         
PRECIP DURATION       3            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1200                      1540         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 21                      N 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    41250                     41970        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$


...............FIRE WEATHER CATEGORY REFERENCE GUIDE..............


VENTILATION RATE CATEGORIES (DAYTIME)
-------------------------------------
0 - 33499........LOW LEVEL INVERSION/STAGNANT AIR THE ENTIRE DAY
33500 - 44999....INVERSION UNTIL EARLY AFTN/VERY LGT TRANSPORT WND
45000 - 59999....INVERSION UNTIL LATE AM/LGT TRANSPORT WND
60000 - 111999...LITTLE OR NO INVERSION/MODERATE TRANSPORT WND
112000 OR MORE...NO INVERSION/STRONG AND GUSTY TRANSPORT WND

DISPERSION CATEGORIES (EVENING -- 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT)
---------------------------------------------------
STAGNANT....SURFACE WINDS NEAR CALM
VERY POOR...SURFACE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
POOR........SURFACE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
FAIR........SURFACE WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH
GOOD........SURFACE WINDS GREATER THAN 12 MPH

LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL (AVERAGE STRIKES PER MINUTE(S)
-------------------------------------------------------
1...............0/MINUTE.....0/5 MINUTES.......0/15 MINUTES
2...............1/MINUTE.....1-5/5 MINUTES.....1-8/15 MINUTES
3...............1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES
4...............2-3/MINUTE...11-15/5 MINUTES...16-25/15 MINUTES
5...............3/MINUTE.....15/5 MINUTES......25/15 MINUTES
6 (DRY TSTMS)...1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES

$$

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