084  
FNUS71 KRLX 311130  
FWSRLX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLFPEN HOLLOW RX...ODNR-FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
730 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR STORM THIS AFTERNOON,  
THE PROBABILITY OF A WETTING RAIN IS LOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL  
STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY, WITH GUSTS INTO THE 20S POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE  
40S THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
BETTER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS A COLD  
FRONT APPROACHES ON WEDNESDAY; HOWEVER, EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION  
REMAINS UNCERTAIN AS THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RETREAT BACK TO THE NORTH  
BEFORE REACHING THE AREA.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108800  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 124 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 81 74 66 61 53 58 63 55 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............61 63 67 70 72 74 76 78 79 79  
RH..............81 76 69 65 61 57 54 49 46 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.7 2.5 3.2 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 17 22 24 26 28 29 30 28  
LVORI...........4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 25 37 54 65 78 87 93 97 124  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 20 39 61 85 109 128 146 154 145  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD EXL VGD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT INCREASING TO 13 PERCENT OVERNIGHT,  
THEN INCREASING TO 23 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM  
DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (104200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (7400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................5 TO 29.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........52 49 48 60 47 57 56 64 62 72 68 64  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 30 20 20 10 20 30 40 30 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 30 20 20 10 20 30 40 30 30  
TEMP............79 78 75 72 71 69 68 68 67 66 64 63  
RH..............44 46 51 58 61 64 68 69 72 76 81 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 14 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5  
ADI.............29 12 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..104 51 7 0 0 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 83 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...39 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (14400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................7 TO 21.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 60 78 78 78 78 78 78 92 92 92 92  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
CWR.............10 10 60 60 60 60 60 60 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 70 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90  
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 30  
TEMP............62 61 62 63 67 71 73 75 75 75 75 73  
RH..............85 89 87 86 78 69 64 60 58 57 58 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 3  
LVORI...........4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3  
ADI.............9 7 8 12 17 18 21 19 12 11 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 5 8 11 13 14 14 14 11 9 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...20  
REQUESTED BY...TOM SHUMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608674.0/RLX  
.DELDT 03/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS.SHUMAN@DNR.OHIO.GOV  
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