
930 
FNUS51 KAKQ 162109
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...DRY WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS 
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THIS WEEKEND.

MDZ021>023-170915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           41           20           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           32           77           41           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6-10      NW 7-11      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 7-11 G16  NW 7-11      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 21                     NW  2        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73500                     4600         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  51 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       5 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  69 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  7 POOR       
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            5            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...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-170915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           41           20           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           32           78           43           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9       NW 7-11      NW 3-7       LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 6-10      NW 8-12      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 21                     N  3         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73500                     6600         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             14 GEN POOR  54 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      8 POOR       
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  54 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS 39 TO 44. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-170915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           41           24           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        61           34           69           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 7-11 G16  NW 9-13      NW 7-11      N 4-8        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8-12      NW 9-13      N 5-9        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 22                     N  5         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 77000                     11500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             29 FAIR      61 GOOD      13 GEN POOR  11 POOR      
ADI LATE              38 FAIR      58 GEN GOOD  9 POOR       13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM
RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS 39 TO 44. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-170915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          23           47           25           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        75           26           78           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 3-7       N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      1600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N 12                      E  7         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 39600                     11200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  38 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
ADI LATE              9 POOR       40 FAIR      6 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT
DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-170915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          25           46           26           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        77           30           82           49           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 4-8 G16   N 7-11 G19   LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 6-10 G19  N 6-10 G16   LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      2200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 14                     E  6         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 46200                     13200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             7 POOR       38 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  11 POOR      
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  42 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-170915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          29           45           32           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           38           78           55           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9-13 G19  NW 12-16 G21 N 7-11       NE 5-9       
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 12-16 G23 NW 10-14     N 6-10       NE 7-11 G16  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3300                      2400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 16                     E  7         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 52800                     16800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             22 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  19 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              44 GEN GOOD  41 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            2            4            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-170915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           44           23           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           26           74           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N  8                      S  7         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 28000                     14000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 STAGNANT                  
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  9 POOR       
ADI LATE              8 POOR       29 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            3            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-170915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           46           24           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           25           79           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3400                      1700         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               N  7                      SE  6        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 23800                     10200        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  22 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  26 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-170915-
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
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          23           43           23           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           27           73           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NW 4-8       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 4-8       N 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 12                     S  5         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 42000                     10500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 STAGNANT                  
ADI EARLY             7 POOR       38 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  6 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              12 POOR      40 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4            3            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-170915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           43           24           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        68           30           78           46           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9       NW 7-11 G17  N 3-7        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 8-12 G20  NW 7-11      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 15                     S  3         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 52500                     6900         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             13 GEN POOR  41 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       5 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              24 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  9 POOR       
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-170915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          22           46           24           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           26           76           42           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 10                     SE  6        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 34000                     10800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             4 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  7 POOR       
ADI LATE              10 POOR      35 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-170915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           44           24           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        69           29           77           48           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 4-8       NW 6-10      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 7-11 G17  NW 6-10      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3400                      2200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 14                     SE  3        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 47600                     6600         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       42 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  46 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-170915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          25           45           24           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        71           29           80           45           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5-9        NW 5-9       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3400                      2100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 13                     E  5         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 44200                     10500        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  39 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
ADI LATE              12 POOR      41 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-170915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          27           44           28           44           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        65           34           81           51           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6-10 G16  NW 9-13 G21  N 5-9        LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 10-14 G23 NW 8-12 G17  N 4-8        E 4-8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3200                      2300         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 15                     E  6         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 48000                     13800        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      35 FAIR      8 POOR       14 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE              25 FAIR      39 FAIR      7 POOR       16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            2            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            2            3            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT DURING
THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-170915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
409 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           43           24           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        70           32           84           44           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 7-11      NW 8-12 G17  N 6-10       LGT/VAR      
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 9-13 G19  NW 8-12      N 3-7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             3500                      2200         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NW 21                     E  2         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 73500                     4400         
DISPERSION (EVENING)  FAIR                      POOR                      
ADI EARLY             23 FAIR      52 GEN GOOD  12 POOR      8 POOR       
ADI LATE              32 FAIR      56 GEN GOOD  8 POOR       7 POOR       
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          5            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...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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

$$

ALEXANDER

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