FNUS71 KRLX 031400 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST_GRANDVIEW...NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BE A PLEASANT...WARM DAY WITH PLENTY OF SUN THIS MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE SKIRTS BY TO THE SOUTH. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY...AS YET ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL STALL TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH MORE PLEASANT WEATHER. LONG RANGE MODELS HINTING AT A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........29 43 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 64 73 RH..............49 40 37 20 FT WIND......SE 2G5 SW 5 W 6 MIX HGT (FT)....100 3000 8100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SW 7 W 12 CWR.............0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........59 57 57 57 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........NONE S CHC S CHC CHANCE TEMP............75 69 63 61 RH..............36 50 69 78 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 5 SW 2G5 W 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....6700 2700 1000 900 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 9 SW 3 W 3 CWR.............0 10 10 20 LAL.............1 2 2 3 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........78 95 98 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE TEMP............59 61 63 62 RH..............85 78 72 72 20 FT WIND......W 2G5 W 5 W 7G10 NW 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 2600 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 6 NW 9 NW 13 CWR.............40 50 70 70 LAL.............3 4 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...JS REQUESTED BY...PEGGY AINSLIE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120403.TEST_.01/RLX