FNUS71 KRLX 231351
FWSRLX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESTNUT RIDGE...MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
951 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST...THE RETURN
SOUTHWEST FLOW BEHIND IT WILL PROVIDE THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WITH A RATHER MILD LATE OCTOBER WEEKEND.  AFTER
ONE LAST CHILLY AND FROSTY MORNING...UPCOMING NIGHTS WILL BE MILDER
AND FROST FREE.  HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUD TRAVERSING THE AREA WILL
CURTAIL THE SUNSHINE AT TIMES BOTH DAYS OF THE WEEKEND.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW AND MID 20S ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND FUEL MOISTURE IS LOW
ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY.  WINDS...HOWEVER...WILL BE
LIGHT AT UNDER TEN KNOTS.

THE CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE...AND DISTURBANCES IN THAT FLOW WILL PROVIDE RAIN CHANCES
FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING SOME
BADLY NEEDED WETTING OF GROUND FUELS.  THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE
ON MONDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER WAVE...AND TUESDAY NIGHT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.


.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........0         21        55        32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............36        40        53        60
RH..............56        50        41        36
20 FT WIND......W 3G5     W 3G5     W 3G5     W 3G5
MIX HGT (FT)....200       BLW100    900       3400
MIXNG WIND......W 7       W 6       W 6       W 7
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........34        38        38        39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............59        51        48        46
RH..............42        56        60        61
20 FT WIND......SW 2G5    SW 3      SW 4      W 5
MIX HGT (FT)....3500      600       200       200
MIXNG WIND......SW 5      SW 4      SW 5      W 6
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         4

.SUNDAY...
TIME (EDT)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........38        37        42        45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............44        48        59        64
RH..............53        47        46        36
20 FT WIND......W 7       NW 8      W 8       SW 9
MIX HGT (FT)....100       200       1500      3600
MIXNG WIND......W 8       NW 9      W 9       SW 10
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...RPY
REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101023.CHEST.01/RLX