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SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK RX UNIT I & J...WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
720 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE NORMAL AMID DRIER BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS
TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING, BECOMING
GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 26 MPH. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND GOOD
MIXING BY INCREASING WINDS MAY DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY INTO THE
MID 20S, AND EVENT IN THE UPPER TEENS BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
A SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CLIPPING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
CHANCES OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY,
ALTHOUGH NOT AS PROMINENT AS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY, AS A FRONTAL
PASSAGE TAKES PLACE INTO MONDAY.
ANOTHER SYSTEM QUICKLY MOVES INTO THE REGION LATER ON MONDAY WITH A
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ON THE TABLE FOR THE AREA, HOWEVER HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN AND LIKELY GIVE US A BREAK THROUGH
MIDWEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO
30 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 123 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 23 17 9 8 11 13 15 17 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 61 65 70 74 77 79 81 81 81
RH..............49 45 42 37 35 33 33 31 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.5 2.7 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 12 17 23 26 28 29 30 29 26
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 12 35 79 120 107 115 123 120 105
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 TO 14.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 28 29 41 48 59 52 49 53 67 62 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............80 78 76 73 71 69 69 68 67 68 67 67
RH..............30 32 37 39 41 45 45 46 47 47 50 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 15 9 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............14 10 6 5 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 23 MPH IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 80 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 80 77 70 52 58 60 63 65 69 73 77
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30 40
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............66 66 66 68 71 73 76 78 78 79 79 78
RH..............54 56 59 62 59 57 53 51 50 49 48 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 2.3 2.9 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 10 15 20 21 21 20 18 16 14
LVORI...........2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............9 7 7 16 40 62 76 80 75 69 58 53
FORECASTER...ARJ
REQUESTED BY...SCOTTIE KISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/18/25
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