FNUS71 KRLX 141530 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE DAY 2011...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .DISCUSSION... DRIER...BUT COOLER AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH...OR GREATER AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT...WITH RAIN AMOUNTS OF 0.05 INCHES OR LESS. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN STRENGTH AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE LOWER TO MID TEENS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 40S. WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP BACK BY MID MORNING SATURDAY...CLOSE TO OR SHORTLY AFTER THE OPENING OF BRIDGE DAY EVENTS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS...WITH GUSTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE AGAIN. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........30 60 50 WEATHER COV..... S CH S CH WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 59 58 RH..............74 48 44 20 FT WIND......W 18G28 W 20G32 W 15G26 CWR.............0 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........50 45 45 39 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 47 45 RH..............45 62 74 78 20 FT WIND......W 12G21 W11G18 W10G16 W9G15 CWR.............10 10 0 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........32 28 21 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 48 56 61 RH..............82 77 52 34 20 FT WIND......W11 W14G24 W19G28 W20G32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SL REQUESTED BY...PEGGY AINSLIE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20111014.BRIDG.01/RLX