FNUS71 KRLX 221246 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR OPERATION SHARED CHALLENGE...PACO-2 URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 846 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM A LOW OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TODAY...AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. OUT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...WARM AND HUMID AIR...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS... HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINS. BY FRIDAY...THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD START TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND OVER THE WEEKEND...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PERIOD WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TOWARD THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........58 62 62 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE TEMP............72 79 82 RH..............84 64 58 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 SW 7G10 SW 7G10 CWR.............10 20 40 LAL.............2 3 3 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........61 68 81 87 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............83 77 71 68 RH..............59 75 85 90 20 FT WIND......SW 7G10 SW 6G10 SW 5 SW 3G5 CWR.............40 40 30 20 LAL.............3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........84 82 82 81 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............67 74 80 83 RH..............98 77 63 52 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7G10 SW 12G25 SW 12G25 CWR.............10 10 20 20 LAL.............3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JSH REQUESTED BY...JIM STAUFENBERG TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110622.OPERA.01/RLX