Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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FNUS51 KRLX 230842
FWFRLX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST VIRGINIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT.

COOLER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL COOLER AIR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...FINALLY CREATING DRIER WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. A SLOW
WARMING TREND EXPECTED DURING THE NEW WEEK.

OHZ066-067-076-232100-
PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA...BELPRE
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP %       70           70           0
MAX/MIN TEMP          75           42           63
MIN/MAX RH %          48           94           35
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 4-8        W 6-10 G26   NW 9-13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.08         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       4            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    8380                      6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     N 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     138980                    132340
DISPERSION                         FAIR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

OHZ075-084-085-232100-
ATHENS-VINTON-MEIGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           70           0
MAX/MIN TEMP          76           45           63
MIN/MAX RH %          49           91           34
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G26
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 4-8        W 6-10 G24   N 8-12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.08         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    8980                      6700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      N 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     171330                    129190
DISPERSION                         FAIR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

OHZ083-086-087-232100-
JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           0
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           47           64
MIN/MAX RH %          48           94           33
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 4-8 G23
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW 5-9 G19   W 6-10 G23   N 7-11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9200                      6740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      N 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     172230                    127570
DISPERSION                         FAIR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-232100-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           0
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           46           65
MIN/MAX RH %          50           100          32
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 4-8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW 4-8 G20   W 4-8 G20    N 5-9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9040                      6330
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      N 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     167220                    106430
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

WVZ008>011-016>020-029-232100-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           70           30
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           45           63
MIN/MAX RH %          48           100          34
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 4-8        W 5-9 G23    NW 7-11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.12         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            6            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9140                      6480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     174510                    132080
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

WVZ005>007-013-014-232100-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           0
MAX/MIN TEMP          79           48           65
MIN/MAX RH %          48           100          33
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 4-8 G19    W 5-9 G20    N 7-11 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.08         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            5
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9230                      6620
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     N 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     148120                    129400
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

WVZ031-032-040-232100-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       50           70           50
MAX/MIN TEMP          75           46           59
MIN/MAX RH %          52           100          40
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW 3-7 G19                NW 5-9 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW 5-9 G21   W 4-8 G19    NW 9-13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.20         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9840                      6460
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     NW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     179330                    137160
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM
RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

WVZ027-028-030-039-232100-
CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-UPSHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
WESTON...BUCKHANNON
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       50           70           50
MAX/MIN TEMP          75           45           60
MIN/MAX RH %          49           100          39
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   W 4-8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 5-9 G21    W 3-7        NW 8-12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.19         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9310                      6610
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     147760                    134620
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

WVZ015-026-232100-
KANAWHA-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SAINT ALBANS...MADISON
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           70           40
MAX/MIN TEMP          77           47           64
MIN/MAX RH %          52           100          35
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 4-8 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 3-7        W 3-7        NW 8-12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.12         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9900                      6450
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      N 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     170570                    127720
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

WVZ024-025-232100-
MINGO-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           30
MAX/MIN TEMP          76           47           63
MIN/MAX RH %          56           100          38
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      W 3-7 G18    NW 6-10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.11         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    10210                     6250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      N 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     175220                    114950
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-232100-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           40
MAX/MIN TEMP          75           45           61
MIN/MAX RH %          53           100          42
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 5-9 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 3-7        W 3-7 G19    NW 7-11 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.12         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            6            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    10210                     5860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     172850                    111780
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

WVZ035-036-232100-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           50
MAX/MIN TEMP          75           42           59
MIN/MAX RH %          49           100          39
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 4-8 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 4-8 G19    LGT/VAR      NW 9-13 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.14         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9640                      6180
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     159140                    130330
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

WVZ037-038-046-047-232100-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS
441 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP %       60           60           60
MAX/MIN TEMP          73           38           55
MIN/MAX RH %          49           100          40
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   NW 7-11 G36
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 5-9 G23    W 4-8 G20    NW 10-14 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.17         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            3
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    9530                      6300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     172070                    128210
DISPERSION                         POOR
LAL                   4            4            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

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

$$



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