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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR W AND CTL MD...E WV...N VA AND DC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
446 AM EST TUE DEC 5 2006

.DISCUSSION...

COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY...MOVING OFFSHORE 
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL UNTIL THE HIGH MOVES 
INTO THE ATLANTIC AND A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE 
OF COLD AIR AND BREEZY WINDS TO THE REGION. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS 
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. 
SNOW FLURRIES MAY BE SEEN EAST TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC FROM THE GULF COAST 
INTO THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NEAR 50 DEGREES.

DCZ001-VAZ054-052115-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH
446 AM EST TUE DEC 5 2006

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
MX/MN TEMP(24H TREND) 43 (+4)      25 (+1)      50           
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 30 (-3)      66 (+6)      35           
AM WIND (MPH)         NW 14                     S  7         
PM WIND (MPH)         NW 14        LGT/VAR      S 10         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6030                      2740         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     SW 30        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     96500                     71730        
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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