FNUS71 KRLX 182003
FWSRLX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE DAY...FAYETTE COUNTY OES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
403 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING INCREASING CLOUDS FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH SOME 20 MPH WIND GUSTS OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE
WEST SATURDAY BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS BREEZY...WITH GUSTS OF ONLY
10-15 MPH. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO A GENERALLY WEST WINDS AT THE
BRIDGE LEVEL...WITH UP RIVER FLOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GORGE
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY SHOULD BRING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...WITH CLOUD
HEIGHTS STARTING OUT ABOUT 2000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AROUND
SUNRISE...RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MID-DAY SATURDAY
BUT THE CHANCES ARE ONLY ABOUT 20 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........24        18        28        36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............45        46        55        61
20 FT WIND......S 3G5     S 6G10    SW 10G20  SW 12G20
SURFACE WIND....S 4G5     S 6G10    SW 10G20  SW 11G20
CHC OF PCPN (%).0         0         0         10

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........53        84        89        88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............58        49        45        42
20 FT WIND......SW 10G20  SW 7G10   W 2G5     SW 2G5
SURFACE WIND....SW 10G20  SW 7G10   W 3G5     SW 3G5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10        10        10        10

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67  60  56  59  63  67  72  76  78  75  70  65
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
TEMP............41  41  41  43  46  49  53  55  58  59  60  58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   2   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.            5       10  10  10  15  10  10  10
SURFACE WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
SURFACE WND SPD.2   2   2   3   5   6   6   7   7   7   6   6
SURFACE WND GST.            5   5   10  10  10  15  10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  20  20  20  20  20  10  10

$$
FORECASTER...MZ
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN CRUIKSHANK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121018.BRIDG.01/RLX