FNUS71 KRLX 241338 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESTNUT RIDGE...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 938 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL HEAD EAST TODAY...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE PUMPING WARM AIR NORTHWARD. MANY LOWLAND LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH OR EVEN EXCEED 80 DEGREES TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE STREAMS IN TONIGHT...WITH SOME SHOWERS ARRIVING LATE...AND AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE THE SUPPORT FOR RAIN ON MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES TUESDAY AND CROSSES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DESPITE CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES...THE INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS ALONG WITH WETTING OF FUELS WILL SQUASH ANY WILDFIRE THREAT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........41 60 50 53 54 46 39 36 36 35 32 30 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW TEMP............53 56 57 59 60 61 63 63 64 65 65 65 RH..............38 42 40 37 39 37 36 36 35 34 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 8 10 10 10 12 12 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 12 12 15 15 CWR.............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 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM SKY (%).........30 28 30 35 37 36 33 35 41 50 68 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 61 59 58 57 56 56 55 55 54 53 53 RH..............36 43 49 51 51 52 55 61 65 69 73 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 CWR.............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 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .MONDAY... TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........79 83 85 88 93 96 97 99 100 100 99 99 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............53 53 53 54 56 57 59 60 61 61 62 61 RH..............78 84 84 82 84 82 78 72 70 72 73 74 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..16 15 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 CWR.............0 10 10 20 60 80 80 80 80 70 70 60 LAL.............1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RPY REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101024.CHEST.01/RLX