601  
FNUS71 KCLE 091042  
FWSCLE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARR RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
642 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...  
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND.  
 
CALL 216-416-2912 (UNLISTED), TO TALK TO A FORECASTER.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE LAKE ERIE LAKESHORE EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON, BRINGING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE  
EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION ON  
FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE RAIN SHOWERS TODAY, MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT THIS  
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT GRADIENT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS  
CLOSE TO LAKE ERIE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS OF 1500 TO 2700 FT AGL AT THE IGNITION  
LOCATION AND MIXING HEIGHTS OF 3000 TO 4500 FT AGL EXPECTED  
SEVERAL MILES INLAND FROM THE LAKE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL  
REMAIN BETWEEN 60 AND 70 PERCENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH  
MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS OF 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL ANTICIPATED DURING  
PEAK DIURNAL MIXING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...22 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........30 51 57 59 57 66  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20 30 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 20 20  
TEMP............51 56 64 69 72 69  
RH..............59 59 52 48 45 50  
20 FT WIND......S 20 S 20 SW 20 SW 18 W 16 W 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 29 28 25 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..200 200 220 240 250 260  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 1400 2400 2400 1900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 SW 23 SW 24 SW 24 SW 23 W 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...22 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH  
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 12  
MPH AFTER 3 AM SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 14  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........66 58 56 61 69 73  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............68 63 59 56 55 54  
RH..............53 64 71 77 78 76  
20 FT WIND......W 13 W 8 SW 6 S 6 E 6 SE 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 10 10 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..260 250 230 190 070 150  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 600 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 N 12  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17  
TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........69 90 90 90 85 83  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 80 80 80 70 70  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............54 54 57 60 61 58  
RH..............74 71 69 66 65 69  
20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 10 SW 13 W 14 W 14 NW 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 17 18 20 18 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 210 230 250 280 320  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 900 900 1200 1200  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SW 20 SW 24 W 21 NW 14 N 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...15  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FINN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609723.0/CLE  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JEFF_FINN@FWS.GOV  
 
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