
319 
FNUS51 KAKQ 172128
FWFAKQ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CEN/ERN VA...NE NC...MD ERN SHORE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH. LOW 
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST STATES FRIDAY NIGHT...MOVING JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. 

MDZ021>023-180915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           80           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           39           29           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           40           95           70           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 3-7        LGT/VAR      NE 5-9       NE 14-18 G29 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 9-13 G25  N 15-19 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.20         0.85         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE  7                     N 41         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 17500                     102500       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       17 GEN POOR  12 POOR      54 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              7 POOR       18 GEN POOR  38 FAIR      85 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            5            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ024-180915-
INLAND WORCESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOW HILL
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           80           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          19           39           31           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           40           95           62           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 3-7       LGT/VAR      NE 6-10      NE 17-21 G34 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 3-7       NE 10-14 G26 N 17-21 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.21         0.97         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      2600         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE  7                     N 45         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 17500                     117000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             9 POOR       15 GEN POOR  13 GEN POOR  58 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              8 POOR       17 GEN POOR  45 GEN GOOD  97 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            5            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MDZ025-180915-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           80           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          21           39           33           42           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           42           90           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5-9       LGT/VAR      NE 6-10 G16  NE 20-24 G37 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5-9        NE 4-8       NE 12-16 G31 NE 21-25 G37 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         0.97         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            4            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE  7                     N 53         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 17500                     127200       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      17 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR  85 GOOD      
ADI LATE              12 POOR      18 GEN POOR  47 GEN GOOD  112 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ012>014-030-180915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           70           100          80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          27           40           34           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        77           56           93           77           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 9-13 G22  N 13-17 G28  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 6-10 G15  NE 13-17 G26 NW 12-16 G25 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.82         0.41         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            8            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1600                      2800         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 14                      NW 32        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 22400                     89600        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             3 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  26 FAIR      38 FAIR      
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR  36 FAIR      74 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            4            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ015>017-031-032-180915-
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           70           100          80           
MAX/MIN TEMP          27           43           38           45           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        80           53           95           70           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 3-7        NE 4-8       NE 10-14 G32 N 16-20 G37  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 7-11 G18  NE 16-20 G37 NW 14-18 G29 
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.95         0.49         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            8            4            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 15                      NW 39        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 36000                     120900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  22 FAIR      31 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              7 POOR       29 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  94 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

NCZ102-180915-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           60           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          28           45           41           48           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           50           96           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6-10       NE 7-11      NE 16-20 G35 NE 22-26 G39 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 6-10       NE 10-14 G19 NE 23-27 G39 N 17-21 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         1.07         0.55         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2600                      3100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 15                      NW 49        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 39000                     151900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      27 FAIR      35 FAIR      54 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              12 POOR      33 FAIR      58 GEN GOOD  112 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            4            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            3            

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

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ048-049-061-062-068-069-180915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           37           28           32           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        69           47           89           73           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       N 10-14 G20  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 8-12 G19  N 8-12 G19   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.52         0.65         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  6                      N 25         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 12000                     50000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  10 POOR      19 GEN POOR  57 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  11 POOR      48 GEN GOOD  56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ060-065>067-180915-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SLEET        SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           70           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           37           29           32           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        67           51           92           78           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 7-11 G20  N 9-13 G20   
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       NE 11-15 G23 N 7-11 G17   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.71         0.50         
PRECIP DURATION       0            3            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2100                      1900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE 12                     N 33         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 25200                     62700        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             3 VERY POOR  11 POOR      24 FAIR      60 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  21 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-090-180915-
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
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           39           29           34           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        74           47           89           78           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       N 11-15 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 8-12 G20  N 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.52         0.73         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2400                      2100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  8                      N 37         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19200                     77700        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 POOR                      
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  11 POOR      16 GEN POOR  47 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  39 FAIR      68 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-180915-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           40           33           38           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        76           47           92           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 7-11 G20  N 16-20 G34  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       NE 12-16 G31 N 15-19 G32  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.52         0.82         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E  9                      N 41         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 22500                     102500       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  19 GEN POOR  60 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  46 GEN GOOD  88 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ079>081-087>089-092-180915-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           60           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          25           39           30           35           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        72           51           94           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 7-11 G20  N 12-16 G25  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       NE 12-16 G23 N 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.74         0.57         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             1900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 10                      NW 30        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 19000                     63000        
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  12 POOR      20 GEN POOR  39 FAIR      
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  18 GEN POOR  35 FAIR      68 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ091-094-180915-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           41           35           40           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        79           49           94           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 8-12 G23  N 17-21 G35  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 5-9       NE 14-18 G32 N 15-19 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.72         0.74         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 12                      N 41         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 27600                     123000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  18 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      52 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  25 FAIR      51 GEN GOOD  92 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ093-096-097-180915-
ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           60           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           41           35           41           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           50           89           72           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE 7-11 G23  N 16-20 G35  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 5-9       NE 14-18 G32 N 14-18 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.84         0.61         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 13                      NW 38        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 28600                     114000       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  STAGNANT                  FAIR                      
ADI EARLY             3 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  26 FAIR      46 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  26 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  89 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            4            4            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

VAZ095-098-180915-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           60           100          90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          27           42           38           46           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           50           90           64           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE 4-8       NE 12-16 G31 NE 22-26 G39 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 7-11      NE 20-24 G39 N 18-22 G37  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.91         0.67         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            8            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               E 14                      NW 49        
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 32200                     151900       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  VERY POOR                 GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       22 FAIR      28 FAIR      55 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE              9 POOR       28 FAIR      57 GEN GOOD  118 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

VAZ099-100-180915-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
428 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           90           90           
MAX/MIN TEMP          23           40           33           43           
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           42           91           59           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 4-8        NE 3-7       NE 10-14 G28 NE 20-24 G38 
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3-7        NE 5-9 G15   NE 15-19 G37 N 19-23 G35  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.47         0.97         
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            6            6            
MAX MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)             2400                      2900         
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)               NE  9                     N 52         
VENT RATE (FT-MPH)                 21600                     150800       
DISPERSION (EVENING)  POOR                      GOOD                      
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      20 GEN POOR  18 GEN POOR  66 GOOD      
ADI LATE              7 POOR       22 FAIR      57 GEN GOOD  118 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            4            3            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            2            

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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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