
434 
FNUS51 KAKQ 061945
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WARM HUMID AIR...AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...
AND LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE REGION. A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES AND STALLS OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND WILL LINGER
INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. 
 

MDZ021>023-070930-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           79           58           81           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           56           99           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 8-12 G19  SW 10-14 G19 LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16 G22  SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.34         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             4700                      6600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     SW 10        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 75200                     66000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             13 GEN POOR  30 FAIR      11 POOR      35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  62 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  59 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            6            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            8            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            5            

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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-070930-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           78           59           79           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        97           60           96           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 8-12 G18  SW 12-16     S 5-9        SW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 13-17 G22  SW 9-13      LGT/VAR      SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.27         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3400                      5100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     W 15         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 68000                     76500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             14 GEN POOR  29 FAIR      21 FAIR      35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  58 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            8            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            5            

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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-070930-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          62           75           59           77           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           65           95           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 10-14 G20 SW 13-17     SW 7-11      SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 15-19      SW 11-15     SW 5-9       SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.25         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1900                      2600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 24                     S  6         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 45600                     15600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             13 GEN POOR  27 FAIR      14 GEN POOR  12 POOR      
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  41 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  24 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            4            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            7            3            
LAL                   5            4            3            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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...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. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-070930-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          66           83           62           89           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           52           92           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 8-12       SW 8-12      S 3-7        SW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 10-14      SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.24         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6800                      8200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 136000                    180400       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             18 GEN POOR  48 GEN GOOD  22 FAIR      71 GOOD      
ADI LATE              21 FAIR      89 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  87 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            4            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            6            2            
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-070930-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           40           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          67           83           63           88           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        87           54           94           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G20  SW 10-14 G20 SW 5-9       SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16 G21  SW 9-13 G19  SW 4-8       SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.27         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6500                      8500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     W 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 130000                    170000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             26 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  22 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  66 GOOD      9 POOR       71 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            4            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            6            1            
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-070930-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           40           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          66           80           66           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        89           61           87           47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 13-17      SW 14-18     SW 9-13      SW 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 15-19      SW 13-17     SW 8-12      SW 9-13      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.26         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     SW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 60000                     35100        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             16 GEN POOR  26 FAIR      17 GEN POOR  17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  45 GEN GOOD  12 POOR      23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            2            
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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 FRONT PAGE (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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-070930-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           83           60           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        90           44           89           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 8-12       SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13      W 5-9        LGT/VAR      SW 4-8       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.50         0.25         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             8500                      8300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 17                      W 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 144500                    149400       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      36 FAIR      8 POOR       62 GOOD      
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  85 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            5            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            6            1            
LAL                   5            4            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            6            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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-070930-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           83           60           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        90           46           92           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 7-11       SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12      SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      SW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.18         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             9100                      9700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 17                      W 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 154700                    174600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      54 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              23 FAIR      90 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  70 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            7            1            
LAL                   5            4            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-070930-
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
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          64           82           61           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        94           50           92           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 8-12 G17   SW 7-11 G16  LGT/VAR      SW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 10-14      SW 6-10      LGT/VAR      SW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.30         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7300                      7900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               W 17                      W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 124100                    173800       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             18 GEN POOR  37 FAIR      12 POOR      75 GOOD      
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  80 GOOD      1 VERY POOR  87 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            7            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-070930-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           80           62           85           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           57           93           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10-14 G20  SW 10-14     SW 3-7       SW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16      SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.24         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             5100                      7300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     W 18         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 91800                     131400       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  44 GEN GOOD  21 FAIR      59 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  58 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  70 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            7            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-070930-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           83           61           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        94           50           97           40           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 8-12       SW 8-12      LGT/VAR      SW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 10-14      SW 6-10      LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.18         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             8200                      7800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 16                     W 22         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 131200                    171600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             20 GEN POOR  38 FAIR      10 POOR      75 GOOD      
ADI LATE              22 FAIR      75 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            6            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            7            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-070930-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           81           63           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           59           93           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10-14 G20  SW 10-14     SW 4-8       SW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 12-16      SW 8-12      SW 3-7       SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.15         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             5400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     W 20         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 97200                     148000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             16 GEN POOR  29 FAIR      21 FAIR      66 GOOD      
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  57 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  76 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            6            1            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-070930-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          66           83           63           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        92           51           93           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 9-13       SW 9-13      SW 4-8       SW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 11-15      SW 8-12      LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.18         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             7200                      7900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     W 21         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 129600                    165900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      28 FAIR      21 FAIR      70 GOOD      
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  65 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  81 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            4            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            6            1            
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-070930-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           30           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           83           65           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        91           51           92           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G21  SW 13-17 G22 SW 7-11      SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 14-18 G23  SW 10-14     SW 6-10      SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.19         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             6800                      7500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 20                     W 16         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 136000                    120000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             17 GEN POOR  32 FAIR      22 FAIR      37 FAIR      
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  64 GOOD      9 POOR       54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            4            5            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            5            1            
LAL                   4            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-070930-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
345 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          63           78           60           80           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        93           59           92           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 11-15 G22  SW 12-16     SW 7-11      SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 14-18 G24  SW 10-14     SW 4-8       SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.18         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3700                      4600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               SW 18                     SW 10        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 66600                     46000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  GOOD                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  29 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  46 GEN GOOD  8 POOR       32 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            6            2            
LAL                   5            4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            

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...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST 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)
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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)
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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)
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> 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)
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 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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