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FNUS51 KAKQ 021948
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL STALL OVER 
THE VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY THEN
BECOMES THE FOCUS OF ONGOING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS RIDE ALONG IT. THE BOUNDARY WILL THEN 
SHIFT NORTH OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS A WARM FRONT.

MDZ021>023-030915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           66           51           64           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           83           100          69           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       LGT/VAR      NE 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       NE 4-8       E 6-10       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.23         0.31         0.34         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            3            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 16                      N 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 16000                     54000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       19 GEN POOR  12 POOR      27 FAIR      
ADI LATE              8 POOR       17 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            8            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            5            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 84 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-030915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           66           53           64           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        95           82           100          71           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 8-12      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 5-9       E 7-11       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.21         0.31         0.26         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            3            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             600                       2200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 10                      N 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 6000                      44000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             9 POOR       17 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              9 POOR       15 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            8            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            7            5            4            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
84 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-030915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           63           52           59           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           83           100          77           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 3-7       E 3-7        NE 5-9       NE 8-12      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 3-7       NE 4-8       NE 7-11      E 8-12       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.20         0.31         0.15         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            3            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             300                       1900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 16                      N 23         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 4800                      43700        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             10 POOR      20 GEN POOR  18 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              9 POOR       16 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            8            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            8            5            4            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 88 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-030915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           50           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           78           63           77           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        85           64           92           53           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 3-7       SW 3-7       LGT/VAR      S 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 3-7       S 3-7        S 4-8        S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.08         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2100                      5000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 28                     W 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 58800                     85000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      41 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR  51 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              8 POOR       35 FAIR      25 FAIR      55 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            1            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-030915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           50           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           78           64           77           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        88           65           91           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5-9       SW 6-10      S 7-11 G16   S 9-13 G18   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5-9       S 6-10 G15   S 8-12 G17   S 6-10 G16   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.02         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1500                      4200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     SW 23        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 30000                     96600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  28 FAIR      26 FAIR      49 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  29 FAIR      26 FAIR      60 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-030915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           50           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           74           64           70           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        90           75           93           77           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8-12      SW 8-12      S 10-14      SW 11-15     
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12      S 9-13       SW 11-15     SW 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             300                       1100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 15                      NW 15        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 4500                      16500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             12 POOR      17 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              12 POOR      24 FAIR      25 FAIR      22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            4            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-030915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          57           70           54           70           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           75           98           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.30         0.30         0.37         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            3            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 20                      N 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 22000                     95400        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  10 POOR      10 POOR      50 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  25 FAIR      15 GEN POOR  57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            6            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            6            2            
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-030915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           74           59           73           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           69           95           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.22         0.21         0.18         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  6                      N 15         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 6600                      82500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       8 POOR       13 GEN POOR  40 FAIR      
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR  17 GEN POOR  49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
72 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-030915-
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
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          57           71           53           70           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           77           100          62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.29         0.30         0.30         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            3            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S 20                      N 17         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 26000                     78200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       10 POOR      12 POOR      37 FAIR      
ADI LATE              7 POOR       27 FAIR      18 GEN POOR  49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            7            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            5            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-030915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           72           56           69           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           82           100          64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 3-7       LGT/VAR      E 4-8        NE 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      E 3-7        NE 5-9       NE 4-8       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.26         0.28         0.21         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             900                       3000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  7                      N 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 6300                      54000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       12 POOR      19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              8 POOR       15 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            6            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            5            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            3            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
84 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-030915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           76           59           76           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           68           99           53           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.24         0.22         0.12         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 28                     N 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 30800                     84800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             10 POOR      9 POOR       18 GEN POOR  41 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  23 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            4            5            1            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
72 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...
BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-030915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           74           60           73           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           78           100          60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 4-8        LGT/VAR      S 3-7        NE 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 4-8        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.24         0.23         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             900                       3300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  9                      N 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 8100                      66000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             18 GEN POOR  11 POOR      18 GEN POOR  25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  23 FAIR      20 GEN POOR  46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            5            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            5            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-030915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           78           63           76           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        86           65           91           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 4-8       LGT/VAR      S 3-7        NE 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 3-7       LGT/VAR      SE 5-9       SE 3-7       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.18         0.18         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 22                     W 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 48400                     75200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             22 FAIR      42 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR  57 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  35 FAIR      22 FAIR      53 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            4            1            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-030915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           50           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           76           62           75           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           71           97           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6-10      SW 4-8       S 7-11       NE 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 4-8       S 5-9        E 7-11       N 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.14         0.16         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     W 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 24000                     57600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             17 GEN POOR  19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      42 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  26 FAIR      25 FAIR      52 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-030915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          58           70           56           70           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           80           100          59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 4-8       E 3-7        NE 4-8       NE 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 4-8       E 3-7        NE 6-10      NE 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.20         0.25         0.16         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             300                       2500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 13                      N 21         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 3900                      52500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             10 POOR      14 GEN POOR  19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              10 POOR      16 GEN POOR  21 FAIR      43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            6            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            5            5            3            
LAL                   3            4            4            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            4            

REMARKS...SEE REFERENCE GUIDE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON VENTILATION,
DISPERSION, LAL, ADI, AND LVORI CATEGORIES.

ALSO NOTE: MORE DETAILED FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH AND TABULAR FORECASTS
OFF THE WAKEFIELD NWS WEBSITE. GO TO WEATHER.GOV/AKQ, SELECT
THE AREA OF INTEREST FROM MAP ON THE FRONTPAGE (OR ENTER CITY
OR ZIP CODE), THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR
TABULAR FORECAST OPTIONS UNDER 'ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND
INFORMATION'. SELECT THE FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS, CHOOSE THE
TIME PERIOD, THEN HIT 'SUBMIT'.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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


ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX (ADI)
----------------------------------

> 100   VERY GOOD (BUT MAY INDIRECTLY INDICATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS)

61-100  GOOD (TYPICAL CASE BURNING WEATHER VALUES ARE IN THIS RANGE)

41-60   GENERALLY GOOD (CLIMATOLOGICAL AFTERNOON VALUES IN MOST INLAND
        FORESTED AREAS OF THE U.S. FALL IN THIS RANGE)

21-40   FAIR (STAGNATION MAY BE INDICATED IF ACCOMPANIED BY PERSISTENT
        LOW WINDSPEEDS)

13-20   GENERALLY POOR (STAGNATION IF PERSISTENT, ALTHOUGH BETTER THAN
        AVERAGE FOR A NIGHT VALUE)

7-12    POOR (STAGNANT AT DAY, BUT NEAR OR ABOVE AVERAGE AT NIGHT)

1-6     VERY POOR (VERY FREQUENT AT NIGHT; REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF
        NIGHTS IN MANY LOCATIONS)


LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX (LVORI)
--------------------------------------------

 1      LOWEST PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS WITH SMOKE AND/OR FOG REPORTED
        (130 OF 127,604 ACCIDENTS, OR JUST OVER 0.0010 PERCENT)

 2      PHYSICAL OR STATISTICAL REASONS FOR NOT INCLUDING
        IN CAT 1, BUT PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER

 3      HIGHER PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS THAN CAT 1, BY ABOUT 30-50 PCT,
        MARGINAL SIGNIFICANCE (1-5 PCT)

 4      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 2

 5      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 3 TO 10

 6      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 10 TO 20

 7      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CAT 1, BY A FACTOR OF 20 TO 40

 8      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 40 TO 75

 9      SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 75 TO 125

 10     SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CATEGORY 1, BY A FACTOR OF 150

$$

ALEXANDER






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