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FNUS71 KRLX 091824
FWSRLX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCKRIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
224 PM EDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES EXPECTED TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY, THOUGH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
LOW RAIN CHANCES AROUND 10 PERCENT EXPECTED WITH A COLD FRONT
CROSSING FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN DRY SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. A WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (16900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 24.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 49 55 48 48 59 54 47 53 36 21 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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............31 31 32 36 42 48 53 56 61 63 63 63
RH..............65 67 66 62 53 38 32 31 28 27 28 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............2 2 2 3 6 8 10 16 18 21 24 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 2
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 8 6 4 5 2 2 3 4 3 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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............62 58 54 49 47 44 42 41 40 39 39 39
RH..............28 31 38 43 48 53 57 58 59 62 63 62
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 5 4 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 106 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 5 2 2 7 6 5 15 7 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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............39 40 41 46 55 62 66 69 71 72 72 71
RH..............65 65 64 59 47 35 31 27 26 25 24 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 3.5 4.7 5.8 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 12 13 14 13
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 2 2 2 5 16 34 65 93 106 103 93
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 1 3 11 29 50 67 78 81 75
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...LTC
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN URFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609147.5/RLX
.DELDT 04/09/26
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