779  
FNUS71 KRLX 100015  
FWSRLX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLAND FIRE...WV-NRP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
715 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EST ON NOVEMBER 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY, WITH THE RAIN SPREADING FROM  
WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING, AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.  
RAIN TOTALS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH UP TO SLIGHTLY OVER AN INCH ARE  
FORECAST FOR THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH THE HIGHEST  
AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-OHIO VALLEY. IN ADDITION, STRONG GUSTY  
WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVIER SHOWERS.  
 
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 37 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 55 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 52 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................11 TO 18.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 93 90 88 85 90 95 100 100 99 99 97  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 30 40 50 50 60 60 60 60 50  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 40 50 60 60 70 70 70 70 60  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............45 45 46 47 49 51 52 53 54 54 54 55  
RH..............69 71 72 73 72 72 73 75 77 79 83 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 18 18 17 16 14 14 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 10  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
ADI.............16 16 18 18 17 15 17 15 16 12 13 11  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................41 PERCENT DECREASING TO 37 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 43 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 92 PERCENT IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 82  
PERCENT DECREASING TO 58 PERCENT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1900, THEN 2 UNTIL 0400, THEN 1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO  
8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............7.  
ADI.................5 TO 8.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........94 78 80 87 89 89  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............40 40 90 90 90 80  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 90 90 90 90  
LAL.............1 2 2 2 2 1  
TEMP............54 54 55 55 56 56  
RH..............88 96 96 100 99 99  
20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 8 S 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 500 500 500 600 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 9 S 9 SW 8 SW 8 W 7  
LVORI...........5 6 6 8 8 9  
ADI.............8 8 8 7 7 5  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
VETERANS DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................32 PERCENT DECREASING TO 9 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................8 TO 41.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 75 66 57 48 40 31 22 17 12 6 8  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............55 54 54 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 58 56  
RH..............100 100 100 99 95 86 76 68 63 61 62 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 10 9 8 7  
LVORI...........8 8 8 7 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 3  
ADI.............8 8 10 12 23 33 35 41 37 33 32 22  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARJ  
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2426209.0/RLX  
.DELDT 11/09/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS_FIELDEN@NPS.GOV,BRANDON_SASSONE-LEVY@NPS.GOV  
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