FNUS71 KRLX 062333
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BICKLE KNOB FIRE...WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
733 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...INTO THE 60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY DAWN WEDNESDAY.
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE APPROACHED AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY ONCE AGAIN DROPS INTO THE MID 20S
DURING PRIME MIXING HOURS...AMID GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
25-30MPH.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.

A DRY WARMING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. POSSIBLE
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH MONDAY. WARMER AND DRIER MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........3         0         1         3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............79        68        63        59
RH..............17        30        50        60
20 FT WIND......SW 8G20   SW 8G15   SW 8      W 8
MIX HGT (FT)....2500      700       100       200
MIXNG WIND......SW 15     SW 14     SW 10     W 8
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         5

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........4         16        23        29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............57        60        66        75
RH..............65        50        40        25
20 FT WIND......W 6       W 7G15    W 10G25   SW 10G25
MIX HGT (FT)....100       600       2200      3100
MIXNG WIND......W 9       W 12      W 18      SW 20
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         4         4         5

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FORECASTER...30
REQUESTED BY...CAMERON CRISP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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