FNUS71 KRLX 091729 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN PRESCRIBED FIRE...USFS WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1229 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 .DISCUSSION... WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW ...A FEW FACTORS WILL PREVENT MUCH MIXING FROM OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON. THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS AND A FAIRLY STABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS TO LESS THAN 2000 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE BUCKHORN BURN AREA. EVEN FOR THE SHALLOW MIXING LAYER THAT DOES EXIST...WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS. HOWEVER...ACTUAL CHANCES OF RAIN WILL BE LOW. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EST) NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........64 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 RH..............33 29 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 S 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1700 MIXNG WIND......SW 5 S 3 CWR.............0 0 LAL.............1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........57 51 56 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 54 51 48 RH..............44 67 75 86 20 FT WIND......W 1 N 1 NW 1 NW 1 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 400 400 MIXNG WIND......S 0 N 1 NW 2 NW 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........70 75 81 83 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............47 52 59 61 RH..............87 77 58 53 20 FT WIND......N 1 NE 3G5 NE 5G10 N 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 MIXNG WIND......NW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0 CWR.............0 0 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MDP REQUESTED BY...MICHELE STEPHENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091109.BUCKH.04/RLX