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FNUS51 KAKQ 070824
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING THEN
WEAKEN AS IT STALLS ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNON AND EVENING.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY.

MDZ021>023-072115-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           10           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           57           80           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        59           100          54           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 9-13 G18  LGT/VAR      SW 3-7       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 6-10 G16  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)4900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 16                     SW 14        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    78400                     75600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      33 FAIR      46 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              58 GEN GOOD  6 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            7            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            8            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.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. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH 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. 

$$

MDZ024-072115-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          76           58           78           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        63           100          60           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11-15     S 5-9        SW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12      LGT/VAR      SW 9-13      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 24                     SW 12        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    81600                     48000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             34 FAIR      28 FAIR      35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              56 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            8            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            8            3            
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTH 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. WEST 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. 

$$

MDZ025-072115-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          73           58           75           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        75           100          67           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 13-17     SW 7-11      SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10-14     SW 5-9       SW 10-14 G19 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)1300                      1800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 16                     W 14         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    20800                     25200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             28 FAIR      15 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      
ADI LATE              28 FAIR      12 POOR      21 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            8            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            8            4            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 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>014-030-072115-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           61           88           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        55           100          47           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8-12      S 3-7        SW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5900                      6700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 15                     W  6         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    88500                     40200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             43 GEN GOOD  64 GOOD      43 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              69 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            7            2            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 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. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH 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>017-031-032-072115-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           62           87           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        58           100          50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10-14 G19 SW 5-9       SW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8-12 G18  SW 4-8       SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.71         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5700                      6800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 16                     SW 10        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    91200                     68000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             37 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              55 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            9            2            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 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. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST 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. 

$$

NCZ102-072115-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          79           65           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        68           98           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 14-18     SW 9-13      SW 9-13      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 12-16     SW 8-12      SW 11-15     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  S 14                      SE  5        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    43400                     14000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             27 FAIR      22 FAIR      8 POOR       
ADI LATE              31 FAIR      13 GEN POOR  11 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            6            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            6            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 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. NORTH 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 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 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. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-072115-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           40           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           59           85           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        50           96           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8000                      7800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 18                     SW 14        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    144000                    109200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             53 GEN GOOD  67 GOOD      46 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              89 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            7            1            
LAL                   3            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST 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>067-072115-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           59           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        50           100          42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10      LGT/VAR      SW 5-9       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)8000                      7900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 13                     SW 14        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    104000                    110600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             54 GEN GOOD  51 GEN GOOD  55 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              74 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            9            1            
LAL                   3            1            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 LOWER 60S. SOUTH 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 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>076-082-083-090-072115-
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
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          81           60           85           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        55           99           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10      LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7300                      7600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 18                     SW 16        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    131400                    121600       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             45 GEN GOOD  64 GOOD      45 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              88 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  55 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            7            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 46 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-072115-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          79           61           84           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        61           99           50           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10-14 G19 SW 3-7       SW 4-8       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 8-12 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 17                     SW 14        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    85000                     79800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  48 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              55 GEN GOOD  9 POOR       43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            7            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH 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>089-092-072115-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           60           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        53           99           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8-12      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6-10      LGT/VAR      SW 6-10      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)7400                      7200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 18                     SW 15        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    133200                    108000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)               VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             53 GEN GOOD  60 GEN GOOD  35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              82 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            8            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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. SOUTH 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. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND 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. 

$$

VAZ091-094-072115-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          80           62           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        61           99           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11-15     SW 4-8       SW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      SW 3-7       SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5300                      5800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 17                     SW  7        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    90100                     40600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             44 GEN GOOD  37 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              55 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            7            2            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST
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. NORTH 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. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-072115-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           62           86           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        55           99           48           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 9-13 G18  SW 4-8       SW 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7-11      LGT/VAR      SW 7-11      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)6600                      6800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 17                     SW 13        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    112200                    88400        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             46 GEN GOOD  54 GEN GOOD  17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              63 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            5            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            7            2            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 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
43 PERCENT. WEST 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. NORTH 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. 

$$

VAZ095-098-072115-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           64           85           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        58           99           52           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 13-17 G22 SW 7-11      SW 7-11      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13 G18  SW 5-9       SW 8-12      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.75         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)5900                      6200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 17                     S  3         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    100300                    18600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  39 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              54 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            6            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 49 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 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. 

$$

VAZ099-100-072115-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
424 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          76           59           79           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        66           100          58           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 12-16     SW 7-11      SW 6-10      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 9-13      SW 4-8       SW 10-14     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.73         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)3500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  SW 18                     S 10         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)    63000                     37000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)               POOR                      
ADI EARLY             29 FAIR      22 FAIR      24 FAIR      
ADI LATE              43 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      25 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            7            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            6            3            
LAL                   4            3            3            
HAINES INDEX          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 LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 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 AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
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 LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$


...............FIRE WEATHER CATEGORY REFERENCE GUIDE..............


VENTILATION RATE CATEGORIES (DAYTIME)
-------------------------------------

0 - 33499........LOW LEVEL INVERSION/STAGNANT AIR THE ENTIRE DAY
33500 - 44999....INVERSION UNTIL EARLY AFTN/VERY LGT TRANSPORT WND
45000 - 59999....INVERSION UNTIL LATE AM/LGT TRANSPORT WND
60000 - 111999...LITTLE OR NO INVERSION/MODERATE TRANSPORT WND
112000 OR MORE...NO INVERSION/STRONG AND GUSTY TRANSPORT WND


DISPERSION CATEGORIES (EVENING -- 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT)
---------------------------------------------------

STAGNANT....SURFACE WINDS NEAR CALM
VERY POOR...SURFACE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
POOR........SURFACE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
FAIR........SURFACE WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH
GOOD........SURFACE WINDS GREATER THAN 12 MPH


LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL (AVERAGE STRIKES PER MINUTE(S)
-------------------------------------------------------

1...............0/MINUTE.....0/5 MINUTES.......0/15 MINUTES
2...............1/MINUTE.....1-5/5 MINUTES.....1-8/15 MINUTES
3...............1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES
4...............2-3/MINUTE...11-15/5 MINUTES...16-25/15 MINUTES
5...............3/MINUTE.....15/5 MINUTES......25/15 MINUTES
6 (DRY TSTMS)...1-2/MINUTE...6-10/5 MINUTES....9-15/15 MINUTES


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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