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FXUS61 KRLX 242230
AFDRLX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
630 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
BEYOND SOME TRIVIAL CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS, THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK.
KEY MESSAGES
1) PLEASANT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE NEXT WEEK, WITH RIVERINE
FOG DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS EACH DAY.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
SLIGHTLY POSITIVE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTS WILL RESULT IN GRADUALLY
WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE CWA. STRONG SUBSIDENCE WILL PERSIST
ALOFT AND MAINTAIN THE DRY AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION. RIVERINE FOG
WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT WITH LESSER COVERAGE AS DRY AIR
INTRUSION NIXES MORE-WIDESPREAD FOG DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PREDAWN
HOURS EACH DAY. SIGWX NIL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOME LATE NIGHT EARLY MORNING DENSE RIVER VALLEY
FOG.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING AND LOCATION OF FOG COULD VARY.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE SUN
UTC 1HRLY 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
EDT 1HRLY 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 00Z MONDAY...
RIVER VALLEY FOG WILL OCCUR EACH MORNING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SINCAVAGE
AVIATION...RPY
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