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FNUS71 KRLX 140129
FWSRLX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOPHIA TUNNEL FIRE...RALEIGH EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
929 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL FAVOR A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH 2-3 AM THIS
MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING SWITCHING
WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL THEN
STAY PRIMARILY NORTHERLY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE
TURNING BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. A STRAY SHOWER
IS POSSIBLE WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, BUT IT LARGELY EXPECTED TO
BE A DRY FRONT AT THE TUNNEL FIRE.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 34 43 52 62 71 80 89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 68 68 67 67 66 66 66
RH..............90 92 94 95 93 95 97 97
SURFACE WND DIR.NW SW SW SW SW W NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5
SURFACE WND GST.6 6 6 6 7 8 9 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 90 91 76 62 47 42 37 32 26 21 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 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............65 63 63 64 65 68 70 71 74 73 73 74
RH..............95 94 94 91 86 84 81 75 66 66 64 60
SURFACE WND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 6
SURFACE WND GST.13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 12 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14 12 11 19 27 36 28 21 14 9 26 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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............72 69 64 59 58 57 56 56 57 57 57 58
RH..............67 70 78 91 93 92 93 88 84 86 85 83
SURFACE WND DIR.N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 11
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 8 7 7 7 8 12 14 17 21 22
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 10 12
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ZILINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2621801.0/RLX
.DELDT 09/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOHN.ZILINSKI@RALEIGH911.ORG
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