797  
FNUS71 KRLX 251009  
FWSRLX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAND LAB SUBUNIT 1 & 2...HOCKING COLLEGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
609 AM EDT TUE APR 25 2023  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY, WITH  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO AROUND 25% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER 10 MPH.  
 
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS COULD PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.  
MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH  
TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARMING CLOSER TO NORMAL. A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN  
THEN BRINGS RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 25 23 34 44 55 63 71 79  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............40 45 50 53 55 57 58 58 58  
RH..............62 49 39 34 29 28 26 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 3.6 4.5 5.0 5.6 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 11 13 14 16 24 42 56 64  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO  
5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............3 IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
ADI.................2 TO 36 IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR  
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........78 76 75 79 82 86 76 66 56 57 57 58  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............58 57 54 50 47 46 44 43 43 41 40 39  
RH..............29 32 40 49 55 62 65 69 75 81 86 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W N N N N N N N NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W NW N N N N N N N NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 M M M  
ADI.............36 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 M M M  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............MISSING.  
ADI.................MISSING.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 42 35 28 57 37 37 33 29 25 20 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............39 38 38 42 47 51 54 57 58 60 61 61  
RH..............90 97 96 84 71 58 50 41 36 33 30 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N N N N NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.9 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.3 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5  
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...JLB  
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BROECKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 04/25/23  
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