FNUS71 KRLX 041904 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR UTAH RIDGE PRESCRIBED...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 304 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TONIGHT. RAIN SHOULD BE A GOOD BET ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... ALONG WITH THE COAL FIELDS AND MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. IT WILL REMAIN DRY OVER THE THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY. A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD THEN PUSH INTO THE REGION AND DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. THIS FEATURE IS QUITE WEAK AND ONLY A FEW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW-LEVELS OF THE AIRMASS SHOULD NOT BE AS DRY FRIDAY AS IN PREVIOUS DAYS...WHICH SHOULD ACT TO KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 30-40 PERCENT. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL PULL WARMER AIR NORTHWARD STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY...OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH OVER THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...BUT ALSO THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........62 70 78 73 68 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 54 48 41 38 35 RH..............23 22 32 48 62 74 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 S 5G10 S 2G5 SE 1 SW 1 NW 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3800 2400 1400 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 S 12 S 6 SW 1 N 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 3 2 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........43 32 33 32 23 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 40 48 54 56 43 RH..............76 65 45 36 34 46 20 FT WIND......NW 0 NW 2G5 N 7G10 N 9G15 N8G13 N 8 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 4100 5600 5450 3202 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 0 NW 3 N 12 NW 15 NW 13 0108 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 3 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...JSH REQUESTED BY...MICHELE STEPHENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.UTAHR.01/RLX