FNUS71 KRLX 141857
FWSRLX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL BACKBONE FIRE...MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
157 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SPRINKLES WILL ADVANCE OVER THE AREA. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THIS MORNING.  READINGS WILL SLOWLY FLOW
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES...THE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THIS EVENING...BEFORE
ENDING OVERNIGHT.

THE WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE SKY CLEARING IN THE
LOWLANDS.  THIS WILL RESULT IN A COLDER DAWN ON TUESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EST)          1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........31        76
WEATHER COV.....          CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      RNSHWR
TEMP............50        46
RH..............27        31
20 FT WIND......W 13G35   W 13G35
MIX HGT (FT)....2800      4900
MIXNG WIND......W 21      NW 30
CWR.............0         20
LAL.............1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         3

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........77        72        56        42
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    SNSHWR    SNSHWR    NONE
TEMP............40        34        31        27
RH..............50        58        58        59
20 FT WIND......NW 14G35  NW 13G30  NW 13G30  NW 12G30
MIX HGT (FT)....3900      3400      2300      1300
MIXNG WIND......NW 26     NW 23     NW 22     NW 18
CWR.............30        10        10        0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....3         2         3         4

.TUESDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........30        22        12        9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............24        28        40        49
RH..............65        58        33        21
20 FT WIND......NW 9G20   NW 3G5    W 2G5     W 2G5
MIX HGT (FT)....800       800       1200      1800
MIXNG WIND......NW 15     NW 8      W 5       W 3
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         5

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FORECASTER...KTB/JEE
REQUESTED BY...CAMERON CRISP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110214.DEVIL.01/RLX