FNUS71 KRLX 181251 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR DARBY CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 851 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CHARGE FOR ONE MORE WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. DURING THE MORNING HOURS...UNDER NEAR FLOW...THE LOCAL WIND WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ASPECT OF THE TERRAIN. ON A SOUTH DOWNHILL ASPECT...SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BE INDUCED. ON A NORTH DOWNHILL ASPECT... NORTHERLY WIND. AS WITH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...VERY DRY AIR ALOFT WILL AGAIN MIX DOWN DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE MORNING LOCALLY WIND WILL TAKE A WESTERLY COMPONENT AS AIR MIXING TAKES PLACE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THESE CONDITIONS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD REACH INTO THE 20S PERCENT RANGE FOR MOST OF THE AREA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE LOW...MUCH COOLER AIR WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER POTENTIAL PRESCRIBED BURN WINDOW PRESENTS ITSELF DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN LATE WEDNESDAY AND THEN HANGS AROUND...WITH DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND TOWARDS NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........11 18 27 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 67 74 RH..............76 66 36 27 20 FT WIND......NW 1 SW 2G5 SW 3G5 W 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 700 3100 5800 MIXNG WIND......NW 1 SW 3 SW 6 W 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........44 56 71 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 63 56 52 RH..............29 46 67 79 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 S 2G5 SE 1 S 1 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 3200 100 400 MIXNG WIND......SW 8 SW 5 SE 1 S 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........87 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 52 57 62 RH..............83 90 72 65 20 FT WIND......S 0 SE 1 SE 3G5 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1500 1600 MIXNG WIND......S 0 SE 2 SE 6 E 8 CWR.............0 10 30 60 HAINES INDEX....5 5 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ARJ REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN OLSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.DARBY.02/RLX