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FNUS51 KAKQ 042109
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL MEANDER ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL 
VIRGINIA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE 
TO BE THE FOCUS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT TIMES 
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS 
RIDE ALONG IT.

MDZ021>023-050915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          49           63           56           69           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           74           100          64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 6-10 G16  N 3-7        E 3-7        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5-9       LGT/VAR      S 3-7        S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.13         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2800                      1900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W  7                      S  8         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19600                     15200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      12 POOR      26 FAIR      
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  20 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            6            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            4            5            4            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-050915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           63           57           69           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           73           96           66           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 5-9 G17   NW 3-7       SE 3-7       S 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 6-10 G16   LGT/VAR      S 6-10       S 5-9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.53         0.17         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2400                      900          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W  9                      SW 12        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 21600                     10800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      20 GEN POOR  12 POOR      28 FAIR      
ADI LATE              10 POOR      19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            6            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            4            5            4            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY 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 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-050915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          51           62           57           64           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           72           98           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 6-10 G17  NW 4-8       SE 5-9       S 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 8-12       LGT/VAR      S 7-11       S 6-10       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.52         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      300          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW  9                     S 13         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19800                     3900         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      21 FAIR      11 POOR      29 FAIR      
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            5            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            5            5            5            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY 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 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-050915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          60           76           63           79           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           60           88           57           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 7-11 G19  LGT/VAR      SE 3-7       S 3-7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8       LGT/VAR      S 3-7        S 6-10       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.22         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  7                      SW 16        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 26600                     60800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      8 POOR       15 GEN POOR  28 FAIR      
ADI LATE              15 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            4            4            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
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 MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-050915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           50           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           77           64           79           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           59           96           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11-15 G22 LGT/VAR      S 5-9 G15    S 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 4-8 G17    S 4-8        S 5-9        S 8-12 G17   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.46         0.05         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  9                      SW 16        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 34200                     56000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             22 FAIR      9 POOR       14 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              20 GEN POOR  25 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  39 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            4            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            5            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-050915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           40           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           76           63           68           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           56           97           74           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 13-17      LGT/VAR      S 8-12       S 8-12       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10 G17  S 7-11       S 8-12       S 10-14      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.50         0.43         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2                         2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1200                      300          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  8                      S 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 9600                      4800         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  9 POOR       15 GEN POOR  20 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  11 POOR      17 GEN POOR  18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            4            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-050915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          49           68           55           73           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          65           93           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 4-8        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  7                      S 10         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 23100                     41000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  14 GEN POOR  6 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              9 POOR       27 FAIR      7 POOR       29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            6            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            4            6            3            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-050915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           40           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           70           59           76           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        94           66           94           58           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5-9        N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3-7        NE 3-7       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE  8                     S 15         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 24000                     57000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      14 GEN POOR  13 GEN POOR  18 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      13 GEN POOR  37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            6            3            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST 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 MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-050915-
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
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           50           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          50           67           57           73           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          63           96           58           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5-9        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW  7                     S 10         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 23100                     40000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             19 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  10 POOR      11 POOR      
ADI LATE              10 POOR      22 FAIR      18 GEN POOR  27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            4            6            3            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 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 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-050915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           60           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          52           67           58           72           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          69           97           61           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6-10 G15   N 3-7        SE 4-8       LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 4-8        E 3-7        S 4-8        S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.20         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3000                      1600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  6                      S  9         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 18000                     14400        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  12 POOR      25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  15 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            6            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            4            5            4            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-050915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           72           59           77           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           64           92           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.18         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE  6                     SW 10        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 16800                     34000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      11 POOR      14 GEN POOR  17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  21 FAIR      17 GEN POOR  35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 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 MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-050915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          56           69           59           73           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           70           100          63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 4-8        N 3-7        SE 4-8       LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8       E 4-8        S 4-8        S 5-9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.70         0.21         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      1200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               S  5                      SW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 12500                     15600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             14 GEN POOR  13 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              15 GEN POOR  15 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            6            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            4            5            4            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-050915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          59           74           62           79           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           62           93           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5-9 G19   LGT/VAR      SE 3-7       S 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 3-7       E 3-7        S 3-7        S 6-10       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.23         0.01         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SE  6                     SW 15        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19800                     52500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             26 FAIR      9 POOR       12 POOR      23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              10 POOR      15 GEN POOR  15 GEN POOR  38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-050915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           50           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          60           73           61           75           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        96           61           100          63           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8-12 G21  N 4-8        SE 6-10      S 6-10       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5-9       E 5-9        S 6-10       S 8-12       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.37         0.04         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  6                      SW 15        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 18000                     36000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  12 POOR      14 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              12 POOR      13 GEN POOR  17 GEN POOR  28 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            4            5            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            3            
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST 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 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-050915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
509 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          54           68           58           69           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        96           70           98           66           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 4-8 G16   NW 5-9       SE 6-10      S 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 6-10 G15   E 4-8        S 7-11       S 7-11 G16   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.23         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            2            2            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      400          
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW  5                     S 13         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 12500                     5200         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      21 FAIR      13 GEN POOR  27 FAIR      
ADI LATE              10 POOR      14 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            6            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        6            5            5            4            
LAL                   3            3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 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

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