
352 
FNUS51 KAKQ 282125
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...WIDESPREAD RAIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...

LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY...THEN PUSH OFF THE DELMARVA
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BY TUESDAY.

MDZ021>023-010930-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          33           39           26           32           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        84           67           79           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 15-19 G24               N 19-23 G33  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 14-18 G25 N 16-20 G28  N 16-20 G28  N 17-21 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.14         0.70         0.12         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            6            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1970                      3430         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 20                     N 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 44550                     118600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-010930-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           39           27           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        84           73           83           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 16-20 G28               N 19-23 G33  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 15-19 G27 N 17-21 G31  N 17-21 G31  N 17-21 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.17         0.88         0.16         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            7            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1980                      3220         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 28                      N 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 64450                     90200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-010930-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           70           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           39           29           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        82           72           81           65           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 20-24 G31               N 24-28 G37  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 19-23 G31 N 21-25 G34  N 22-26 G33  N 20-24 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.14         0.93         0.17         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            7            5            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2100                      3180         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 32                     N 37         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 70190                     119880       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-010930-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          80           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          35           41           29           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           78           91           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14                   N 15-19 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 10-14     N 12-16 G23  N 15-19 G25  N 14-18 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.74         0.55         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            7            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1910                      3300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 53740                     85640        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-010930-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           43           31           36           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          80           91           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 13-17 G23               N 19-23 G34  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 14-18 G31 N 15-19 G33  N 19-23 G35  N 19-23 G35  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.71         0.63         0.04         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            7            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1930                      3260         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 24                      N 37         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 57370                     135430       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-010930-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          40           45           34           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          82           89           63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 17-21 G28               N 26-30 G40  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 20-24 G32 N 21-25 G37  N 27-31 G40  N 26-30 G39  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         0.64         0.68         0.11         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            7            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1900                      3380         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 29                      N 35         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 56380                     119630       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-010930-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           70           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          31           38           23           34           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           64           78           31           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14                   N 14-18      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8-12      N 11-15 G20  N 12-16 G21  N 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.16         0.25         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION       6            6            6            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1980                      5270         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 17                     N 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 42090                     125510       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-010930-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           80           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          32           38           24           34           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           70           79           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14                   N 13-17      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8-12      N 11-15 G20  N 13-17 G23  N 11-15 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.41         0.36         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION       6            7            6            1            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2120                      4800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 21                      N 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46760                     114560       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-010930-
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
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           80           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          32           39           24           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        88           65           80           39           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 11-15 G20               N 15-19 G26  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 10-14 G19 N 12-16 G24  N 13-17 G24  N 14-18 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.23         0.43         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       7            6            6            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2020                      4390         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 18                     N 24         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45980                     120160       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-010930-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          34           39           26           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        90           69           82           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 14-18 G26               N 19-23 G35  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 13-17 G25 N 16-20 G29  N 17-21 G31  N 17-21 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.31         0.67         0.09         
PRECIP DURATION       8            6            7            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2110                      3790         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 21                     N 26         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 54700                     116160       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-010930-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           80           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          33           39           25           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           72           84           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 10-14                   N 14-18 G24  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 9-13      N 12-16 G21  N 14-18 G24  N 12-16 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.54         0.51         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION       7            7            6            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2160                      3950         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 21                     N 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 53070                     105610       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-010930-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           80           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           40           28           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           75           88           53           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 14-18 G25               N 20-24 G34  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 14-18 G27 N 17-21 G31  N 18-22 G31  N 17-21 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.46         0.71         0.10         
PRECIP DURATION       8            7            7            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2100                      3490         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 24                     N 25         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 54980                     96400        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-010930-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           41           28           33           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           77           84           54           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 13-17 G24               N 18-22 G31  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 12-16 G24 N 14-18 G28  N 17-21 G31  N 16-20 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.65         0.68         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            7            3            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      3340         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 25                     N 25         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 61560                     100030       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-010930-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           90           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          38           42           30           35           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           80           86           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 17-21 G28               N 23-27 G40  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 17-21 G32 N 19-23 G35  N 23-27 G37  N 22-26 G35  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.61         0.74         0.12         
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            7            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2120                      3250         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 29                     N 31         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 65060                     117490       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-010930-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
425 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           90           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          36           40           28           34           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           73           82           60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             N 18-22 G31               N 25-29 G43  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 19-23 G35 N 20-24 G36  N 22-26 G40  N 22-26 G39  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.32         0.87         0.13         
PRECIP DURATION       8            7            7            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2080                      3470         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 26                     N 30         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 64390                     118580       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      GOOD                      
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            2            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

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