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FNUS71 KRLX 261006
FWSRLX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER GREENBRIER NORTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
606 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY AND WARM TODAY OUTSIDE OF SOME MORNING FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS. THIS TREND LASTS INTO MONDAY, BUT A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING
SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A SECONDARY DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
BRINGING THE AREA SOME BENEFICIAL RAINFALL. TURNING MUCH COOLER BY
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SETTING UP SOME FROST/FREEZE CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (14800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................5 TO 23.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 75 70 66 58 38 26 20 11 9
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 46 48 50 54 55 58 59 58 58
RH..............97 93 88 83 73 68 62 57 57 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7
LVORI...........7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
ADI.............5 5 9 10 13 15 19 23 23 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 5 7 9 11 12 14 15 14
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............7.
ADI.................2 TO 3.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 27 29 34 42 52 53 45 47 48 42 40
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 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 53 49 46 44 43 42 41 40 38 37 37
RH..............57 63 71 78 85 88 90 93 92 97 98 94
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 8 10 7
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 9 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (20500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 TO 29.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 34 22 23 20 17 17 16 16 17 19 20
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST
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 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 37 39 42 47 52 56 60 62 63 63 63
RH..............96 93 88 78 65 54 47 42 39 37 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
LVORI...........8 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............3 3 3 8 10 16 18 25 27 29 29 27
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 5 7 11 14 17 19 21 21 19
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...RPY
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP BRASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/26/26
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