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Spot Forecast for Douthards Creek...USFS
National Weather Service Charleston WV
538 AM EST Mon Nov 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 EST on November 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry weather returns today, and then continues through
Wednesday, as high pressure gradually traverses north of the region
following the passage of a weak secondary cold front early on
Tuesday, which could bring a few light rain or snow showers to the
mountains. The next chance for widespread rain is Wednesday night
and Thursday, as another system crosses the region.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph early in
                    the morning. Gusts up to 28 mph.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 3 to 10 mph increasing to 9 to 18 mph late
                    in the morning.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........63  52  44  37  29  22  16  9   6   3   0   1
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).20  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............52  52  53  56  59  61  62  63  62  62  61  57
RH..............99  98  100 93  85  74  66  59  57  54  53  61
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..3   3   5   7   8   9   9   10  10  9   8   8
20 FT wind gust.16  17  18  19  21  22  22  21  21  19  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.5 0.7
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.3   5   6   8   10  14  17  18  16  14  10  9
Haines index....3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around
                    21 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........1   2   7   12  17  15  12  10  9   9   9   17
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
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............53  50  49  48  46  45  44  44  42  40  38  37
RH..............68  74  75  80  84  82  81  80  83  83  83  81
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..7   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   8   8   7   6
20 FT wind gust.18  18  18  20  21  21  21  21  20  18  18  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.9   9   10  10  12  12  12  12  10  9   8   7
Haines index....3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    early in the morning then 21 mph early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 7 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  35  37  40  42  38  33  29  20  12  3   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
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............36  35  37  42  45  48  50  52  53  52  51  47
RH..............81  83  86  73  64  57  52  47  45  45  47  52
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..6   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.16  14  17  16  14  13  11  11  10  11  11  11
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.1
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6
Haines index....2   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...JZ
Requested by...amanda.shoaf
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2426229.0/RLX
.DELDT 11/11/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL amanda.shoaf@usda.gov,andrea.warrick@usda.gov