
783 
FNUS51 KAKQ 272022
FWFAKQ

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

.DISCUSSION...

...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND...

A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN STALLS 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>023-280915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           43           33           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           58           84           65           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 12-16 G25               N 15-19      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16 G24  NE 11-15 G24 NE 15-19 G29 N 15-19 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.26         0.39         0.26         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            6            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1920                      2220         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 18                      N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45050                     57330        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-280915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           44           34           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           63           87           70           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14 G19               N 16-20 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 12-16 G24 NE 12-16 G23 NE 15-19 G27 N 16-20 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.28         0.43         0.36         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            6            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1590                      2110         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 17                      N 25         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 32760                     60410        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-280915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           45           35           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           61           89           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 13-17                   N 19-23 G34  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 15-19 G28  NE 14-18 G25 NE 20-24 G29 N 20-24 G35  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.26         0.45         0.33         
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            6            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1710                      2220         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     N 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 42510                     62640        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-280915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           60           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           49           35           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          72           93           69           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 6-10 G18                N 11-15      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 8-12 G20   NE 11-15     NE 9-13 G20  N 12-16      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.39         0.29         1.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            5            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1920                      1720         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 20                     NE 22        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46320                     52060        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-280915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           70           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           50           37           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          72           99           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             NW 7-11 G24               N 14-18 G29  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 11-15 G24  NE 13-17 G25 E 12-16 G23  N 17-21 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.42         0.42         1.08         
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1670                      1840         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 22                     NE 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45010                     51650        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-280915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           80           80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          49           51           40           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           73           100          81           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             NW 12-16 G28              N 20-24 G31  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 14-18 G25  NE 19-23 G29 E 18-22 G32  N 23-27 G35  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.39         0.46         0.96         
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1370                      1820         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     NE 30        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 36450                     55310        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-280915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           60           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           43           32           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           53           88           57           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             NE 8-12                   N 11-15      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 11-15 G25 NE 9-13 G18  NE 10-14     N 10-14      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.25         0.29         0.08         
PRECIP DURATION       3            6            5            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      2360         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 17                     N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 42620                     73740        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-280915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           47           33           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           62           89           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             NE 10-14                  N 10-14      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14 G24 NE 10-14     NE 10-14 G20 N 10-14      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.27         0.23         0.34         
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            5            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      2560         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 20                     NE 26        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46810                     84180        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-280915-
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
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           70           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          42           44           32           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        95           51           89           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 9-13                    N 12-16      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 11-15 G26 NE 9-13      NE 11-15     N 11-15      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.28         0.32         0.26         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            5            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2120                      2160         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 16                      N 29         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 42330                     77180        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-280915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           70           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           44           34           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           61           92           68           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 11-15 G23               N 15-19 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13 G20  NE 11-15 G23 NE 14-18 G27 N 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.33         0.34         0.47         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            5            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1840                      2280         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 18                      N 32         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 40520                     84030        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-280915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           60           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          43           47           34           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          66           92           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14                   N 11-15      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12 G20  NE 9-13      NE 10-14 G19 N 10-14      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.32         0.25         0.60         
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            5            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2220                      2150         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 18                     NE 22        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46180                     74810        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-280915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           70           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           46           34           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           69           100          71           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 12-16 G24               N 14-18 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12 G20  NE 12-16 G23 NE 15-19 G28 N 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.39         0.33         0.66         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            5            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1780                      2220         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 22                     N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45020                     63260        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-280915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           70           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          46           48           35           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          70           92           69           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 9-13 G20                N 13-17 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 9-13 G20   NE 12-16 G23 NE 12-16 G23 N 14-18 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.41         0.34         0.84         
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            5            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2000                      2110         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 22                     N 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 47920                     52380        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-280915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           80           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           48           37           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           70           97           75           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 13-17 G25               N 18-22 G29  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16 G25  NE 16-20 G28 NE 17-21 G29 N 18-22 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.44         0.39         0.86         
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1830                      1840         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     N 28         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 49820                     54380        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-280915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
322 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           80           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          41           45           36           39           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           67           92           70           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 14-18 G28               N 18-22 G35  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16 G26  NE 15-19 G29 NE 20-24 G39 N 20-24 G40  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.38         0.39         0.56         
PRECIP DURATION       4            6            6            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1500                      1980         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     N 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 48810                     58230        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...VERY WINDY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST 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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