924
FNUS71 KRLX 152146
FWSRLX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOPHIA TUNNEL FIRE...RALEIGH EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
546 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
INITIALLY LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AND TURNING SOUTHERLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WHICH
WILL TRAP PARTICULATES NEAR THE SURFACE. BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
EXPECT A WIND SHIFT BRINGING WINDS AROUND FROM NORTH WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS INCREASING TO AROUND 3KFT. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING
ANOTHER NIGHT OF STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS TRAPPING ADDITIONAL
PARTICULATES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........18 13 12 12 9 5 4 5 2 16 22 16
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............80 77 73 69 68 67 65 65 64 63 62 62
RH..............52 58 67 76 78 79 82 83 83 86 89 90
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SURFACE WND SPD.1 3 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 4
SURFACE WND GST.6 6 10 10 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 3
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 38 35 29 25 40 44 27 18 44 38 28
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............61 61 63 67 74 78 80 82 84 85 85 84
RH..............93 94 90 83 71 67 62 57 55 53 52 54
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S SW W NW NW N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S W W W N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........20 24 20 14 17 12 10 9 7 19 37 34
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............83 80 74 72 70 70 69 68 68 67 66 66
RH..............57 62 76 80 82 82 83 83 82 85 86 86
SURFACE WND DIR.N NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SURFACE WND GST.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ZILINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2621926.1/RLX
.DELDT 09/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TABITHA.HORN@RALEIGH911.ORG,JOHN.ZILINSKI@RALEIGH911.ORG
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