FNUS71 KRLX 172113 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE DAY...FAYETTE COUNTY OES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 513 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...SIGNALING AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT OF 10-20 MPH...INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND WILL BEGIN SLOWLY DECREASING AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FAYETTE COUNTY JUST AFTER NOON ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...POSSIBLY STARTING MID MORNING ON THURSDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECT...HOWEVER THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY MIX DOWN IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS AND STORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS. A CLOUD DECK IN THE 3000 FOOT RANGE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY 9 TO 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING...AND DROP TO AROUND 2500 FEET WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR LATE MORNING THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE IMPROVING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY SUNSET. .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 45 38 30 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 63 57 54 52 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 SE 7G10 S 10G20 S 12G20 SE 13G25 SURFACE WIND....S 6G10 SE 7G10 S 10G20 S 11G20 SE 13G25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........62 85 93 84 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC CHANCE TEMP............52 52 58 62 20 FT WIND......SE 13G25 SE 14G25 S 12G25 SW 8G15 SURFACE WIND....SE 13G25 SE 14G25 S 12G25 SW 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...MZ REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN CRUIKSHANK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121017.BRIDG.01/RLX