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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 1059 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms continue this evening and into the 
 overnight hours, some of which may contain locally heavy rainfall. A 
 cold front will pass Saturday, with gradual clearing Saturday 
 afternoon and evening. High pressure brings drier conditions Sunday 
 into Monday before another slow-moving system brings more 
 precipitation around the middle part of next week.
 
 
 Kanawha-
 Including the cities of Charleston, South Charleston, 
 and Saint Albans
 1059 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
 
                       Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     100          60           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          59           70           41           68           
 Max/Min RH %          99           60           86           29           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        NW  5        Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.26         0.03         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       10           3                                      
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
 Precip end            Continuing   4 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3360                      5030         
 Transport wnd (mph)                NW 14                     N  5         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  43650                     25300        
 Dispersion            POOR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  36 FAIR      12 POOR      23 FAIR      
 ADI late              6 VERY POOR  45 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  27 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       6            8            3            5            
 Max LVORI late        8            3            6            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
 70s. Light winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
 Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
 Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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