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Area Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Charleston WV
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

WVZ015-026-162000-
Kanawha-Boone-
Including the cities of Charleston, South Charleston,
Saint Albans, and Madison
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                81 90 94    62 68 71    80 88 93          69    75 82 85
Temp             64 80 88 88 78 73 71 69 69 81 87 86 77 74 72 71 70 76 81 81 74
Dewpt            64 71 71 71 72 72 69 68 68 72 73 73 72 73 72 71 70 75 75 74 71
RH              100 74 57 57 82 97 93 97 97 74 63 65 85 97100100100 97 82 79 90
Wind dir          S SW NW  N  N  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S  W NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  3
Clouds           FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          70          40
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.18   0.04-0.62   0.02-0.08        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  C  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                        S  S  S  C  S  S  S        S  S
Obvis            PF                PF PFPF+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          64    86      68    86      68    84      67    82
Temp          67 66 84 77   71 69 83 77   70 68 82 75   69 67 80 74
Dewpt         66 66 72 71   68 67 74 73   70 68 74 72   69 67 73 71
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    20      30    50      40    50      40    50
Rain shwrs              S    C  S  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S    S

$$
KYZ101>103-105-WVZ005-006-162000-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Wayne-Cabell-
Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Grayson,
Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Olive Hill,
Ashland, Cannonsburg, Louisa, Yatesville Lake State Park, Kenova,
Ceredo, Wayne, and Huntington
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                87 92 95    66 69 72    87 92 94          69    80 84 86
Temp             67 83 91 91 81 75 73 71 71 84 91 90 81 76 74 72 70 78 82 83 77
Dewpt            67 71 71 71 72 72 71 70 70 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 70 73 72 71 69
RH              100 67 52 52 74 90 93 97 97 67 52 54 74 87 93 97100 85 72 67 76
Wind dir          S  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd          3  2  3  2  1  0  1  1  2  3  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  3  4  4  3
Clouds           FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          40          50          20
QPF 12hr              0.00-0.27   0.00-0.06   0.00-0.65   0.00-0.05           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S              S  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                      S  S                 S  S  S  S  S  S        S  S
Obvis            PF


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          64    88      69    88      68    86      66    83
Temp          68 65 86 80   72 70 86 79   71 69 83 77   70 67 81 76
Dewpt         66 64 69 70   69 68 71 71   70 69 71 71   69 67 70 69
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      30    40      40    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        C  S  S  C    S        S    S        S

$$
OHZ076-WVZ009>011-019-162000-
Washington-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Ritchie-
Including the cities of Marietta, Belpre, Parkersburg, Vienna,
St. Marys, Belmont, Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne,
Harrisville, and Pennsboro
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      89          69          87          68          81
Temp             64 80 87 88 78 73 71 70 70 80 85 85 77 73 72 70 69 74 79 80 73
Dewpt            63 70 73 73 73 73 71 70 70 74 74 74 74 73 72 70 69 70 70 68 65
RH               97 72 63 61 85100100100100 82 70 70 90100100100100 87 74 67 76
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  S SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          3  3  3  3  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  4
Clouds           FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          30          60          60          10
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.36   0.02-0.64   0.01-0.13           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S  C  S  S  S  C  L  C  L  L  C  C
Tstms                      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S  S
Obvis            PF                     PF+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          61    84      68    83      66    81      65    81
Temp          64 63 81 76   70 69 80 76   69 68 79 75   68 67 79 74
Dewpt         61 61 70 70   68 68 74 72   69 67 73 70   67 66 71 69
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW       E     S       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      60    70      50    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                   C  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        C  S  S  S    S        S    S

$$
WVZ020-031-032-162000-
Doddridge-Harrison-Taylor-
Including the cities of West Union, Clarksburg, Bridgeport,
and Grafton
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      87    63 66 69    81 84 87          67          79
Temp             62 79 86 86 76 71 69 68 68 78 83 82 74 72 71 69 68 73 78 78 70
Dewpt            60 69 72 72 72 71 69 67 67 73 74 74 73 72 71 69 68 71 70 68 64
RH               93 72 63 63 87100100 97 97 85 74 77 97100100100100 93 76 71 81
Wind dir         SE SW SW SW SW SE  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  4  5  4  2  0  0  1  2  4  5  5  4
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                     10          40          70          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.45   0.09-0.64   0.04-0.23           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  S  C  C  C  S  L  C  L  L  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S
Obvis            PF


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          61    82      66    81      65    80      64    79
Temp          63 63 81 74   68 67 79 74   68 66 78 73   67 65 78 72
Dewpt         61 60 70 69   66 66 74 71   68 66 73 69   66 65 72 68
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW       E     S       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    30      60    80      60    50      40    40
Rain shwrs              C    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    C  C  S  C
Tstms                   S    C     S  S    S        S    S

$$
WVZ013-014-162000-
Lincoln-Putnam-
Including the cities of Harts, Alum Creek, Hamlin, Teays Valley,
and Hurricane
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                87 91 94          69          90          70          83
Temp             66 81 89 90 80 74 72 70 70 82 88 88 79 75 73 71 71 76 81 82 76
Dewpt            65 72 73 72 73 72 71 69 69 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 75 76 75 72
RH               97 74 59 56 79 93 97 97 97 77 61 61 82 94 97100100 97 85 79 87
Wind dir          S  W NW  N NE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W SW NW NW  N  N  N NE
Wind spd          3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  3  4  5  4
Clouds           FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          10          40          60          30
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.19   0.14-0.70        0.04        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S           S  S  C  C  S  S  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms                         S                 S  S  S  S  S  S        S
Obvis            PF                   PF PF


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          64    87      69    87      68    85      67    83
Temp          67 65 85 79   71 70 85 78   71 69 83 77   69 68 81 76
Dewpt         66 65 73 73   69 68 75 74   70 69 75 73   69 67 74 72
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      40    50      40    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        S     S  C    S        S    S

$$
WVZ525-526-162000-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Elkins and Harman
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                73 81 88    55 62 67    70 78 85    59 64 67    66 74 80
Temp             59 75 80 79 70 66 64 63 64 74 76 75 69 67 66 65 65 69 73 72 65
Dewpt            56 64 66 66 66 64 62 61 63 68 69 69 67 67 66 65 65 68 68 66 63
RH               90 69 62 64 87 93 93 93 97 82 79 82 93100100100100 97 84 81 93
Wind dir         SW  W NW NW  W  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          2  2  4  3  1  3  3  2  3  4  6  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3
Wind gust        12                13 14 14 18 20 19 14 16 14 13 14          13
Clouds           FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10          70          70          30
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.06   0.03-0.51   0.00-0.09        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  L  C  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                  S     S  C  C  C
Obvis             F                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          58    75      62    75      62    74      60    73
Temp          60 59 74 68   63 63 72 68   64 63 72 67   63 62 71 66
Dewpt         59 57 65 63   61 62 69 66   63 62 68 64   62 61 66 63
PWind dir         E     S       S    SW       S    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    30      20    80      60    70      40    60
Rain shwrs              C    S  S  L  D    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms                        S        S    S        C

$$
WVZ027>030-162000-
Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-
Including the cities of Clay, Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville,
Glenville, and Weston
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                85 89 91    64 67 70    83 86 89          68    77 80 83
Temp             63 80 87 87 76 72 70 68 68 80 85 83 75 72 71 70 69 75 80 78 71
Dewpt            61 70 72 71 72 70 68 66 67 72 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 73 73 71 67
RH               93 72 61 59 87 93 93 93 97 77 67 72 90100100100100 94 79 79 87
Wind dir          S SW  W  N  N SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S SW NW  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd          2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  4  2
Wind gust        12                                                          13
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0          20          70          70          20
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.42   0.04-0.49   0.03-0.23        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  C  C  C  S  L  L  L  L  S  S  S  S
Tstms                               S  S     S  C  C  C  S  S  S
Obvis            PF                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    84      67    84      66    82      65    81
Temp          64 65 83 75   69 68 81 75   69 67 80 73   68 66 79 73
Dewpt         64 63 71 69   66 66 74 71   69 67 73 70   67 66 72 69
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    30      40    70      60    50      40    50
Rain shwrs              C    C  C  L  L    L  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S    S

$$
WVZ008-016>018-162000-
Jackson WV-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-
Including the cities of Ravenswood, Ripley, Spencer, Elizabeth,
and Grantsville
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      90          69          88          69          82
Temp             64 81 89 89 78 73 71 70 70 81 86 86 77 73 72 71 70 76 81 80 73
Dewpt            63 71 73 72 73 72 70 69 69 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 70 73 74 72 68
RH               97 72 59 57 85 97 97 97 97 79 68 68 87100100100100 90 79 77 84
Wind dir          S SW  W SW NE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          4  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  0  0  1  2  4  5  6  4
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          50          60          20
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.19   0.03-0.35   0.02-0.24        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  S     S  S  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S  S  S
Tstms                         S  S           S  C  C  C  S  S  S
Obvis            PF                   PFPF+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    85      68    85      67    84      66    82
Temp          65 64 83 76   70 69 83 76   70 68 81 75   68 67 80 74
Dewpt         63 63 73 71   67 68 75 73   69 68 74 71   68 66 73 70
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW      SE     S      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      50    60      50    50      40    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        C     S  C    S        S    S

$$
OHZ075-084-085-162000-
Athens-Vinton-Meigs-
Including the cities of Athens, McArthur, Hamden, and Pomeroy
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      90          69          88          68          81
Temp             65 80 88 89 79 74 72 71 70 81 86 87 78 74 72 70 69 74 79 80 74
Dewpt            65 72 74 74 74 74 72 71 70 74 74 74 74 74 72 70 69 70 70 69 67
RH              100 77 63 61 85100100100100 79 68 65 88100100100100 87 74 69 79
Wind dir          S SW SW SW SE SW  N  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          2  2  3  3  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  4
Clouds           FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          30          50          40          10
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.57   0.01-0.79   0.00-0.05           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S        S  S  S        S  C  S  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms             S        S  S  S        S  S  S  C  S  S


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          60    84      68    84      66    82      65    81
Temp          65 62 82 77   70 69 81 76   69 67 79 75   68 66 79 74
Dewpt         63 61 70 71   69 69 73 73   69 67 72 72   68 66 71 70
PWind dir        NE     S       S     W      NE    SE       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      50    60      40    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                   C  C  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        C  S  S  C    S        S    S

$$
WVZ519>522-162000-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-
Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River,
Richwood, Holly River State Park, Webster Springs, and Cowen
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                76 84 90    59 64 70    74 81 88    63 66 69    70 76 82
Temp             61 77 83 83 73 69 67 66 66 77 80 79 72 69 68 67 67 72 75 75 69
Dewpt            59 67 69 68 68 67 64 63 64 69 71 71 70 69 68 67 67 71 71 70 67
RH               93 71 63 61 84 93 90 90 93 76 74 77 93100100100100 97 87 84 93
Wind dir          S  W NW NW  E SE  S  S  S  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd          3  1  3  2  1  3  3  3  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2
Wind gust                                   13 14 13             11 12
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          60          70          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.02-0.35   0.01-0.08        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  C  C  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                        S  C  S  C  S  S  S        S
Obvis            PF                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          62    78      64    78      64    78      63    76
Temp          64 63 77 71   66 65 77 72   67 65 76 71   66 64 75 69
Dewpt         63 61 68 66   64 64 71 69   66 65 71 68   65 64 69 66
PWind dir         E     S       S    SW       S    SW      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC B1   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    30      20    70      50    60      40    50
Rain shwrs              C    S  S  L  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  C
Tstms                        S     S  C             S

$$
OHZ066-067-162000-
Perry-Morgan-
Including the cities of New Lexington, Crooksville, Somerset,
McConnelsville, and Stockport
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      88          69          86          67          79
Temp             66 80 87 87 78 73 72 71 71 80 85 85 77 73 71 69 67 73 78 79 73
Dewpt            65 71 73 73 74 73 72 71 71 73 74 74 74 73 71 69 67 67 66 66 64
RH               97 74 63 63 88100100100100 79 70 70 90100100100100 81 67 64 73
Wind dir          S SW SW SW NE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          2  2  4  3  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  4  2  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  4
Wind gust                                      16
Clouds           SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          40          50          30           5
QPF 12hr              0.00-0.25   0.01-0.83   0.01-0.28           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S     S  C  C  C        S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms             S     S  C  S  S        S  S  S  S  S  S


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          59    83      67    81      65    80      64    79
Temp          64 61 80 76   70 69 79 75   68 66 77 74   67 65 77 73
Dewpt         60 59 68 70   69 68 72 71   68 66 70 70   67 65 69 69
PWind dir        NE     S       S     W      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      60    70      50    40      40    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    C  S     S             S    S

$$
OHZ083-086-087-WVZ007-162000-
Jackson OH-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-
Including the cities of Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill, Gallipolis,
Ironton, Lake Vesuvius, South Point, Point Pleasant,
and New Haven
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          69    88 91 94          69          83
Temp             66 82 90 91 81 75 73 71 71 82 89 89 80 75 73 71 70 76 81 82 76
Dewpt            66 72 73 73 74 73 72 70 70 74 74 73 74 74 73 71 70 73 72 72 69
RH              100 72 58 56 79 94 97 97 97 77 61 59 82 97100100100 90 74 72 79
Wind dir          S  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE
Wind spd          3  3  3  3  1  0  1  1  2  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  4
Clouds           FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          50          40          20
QPF 12hr              0.00-0.32   0.00-0.27   0.02-0.69        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S           S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                      S  S              S  S  S  S  S  S  S


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          62    87      69    87      67    84      66    83
Temp          66 63 84 79   71 70 84 78   70 68 82 77   69 67 80 76
Dewpt         64 62 71 71   69 69 74 73   70 68 73 72   68 67 72 71
PWind dir        NE     S       S    SW       E     S       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      50    50      40    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                        C  S  S  C    S        S    S

$$
WVZ039-040-162000-
Upshur-Barbour-
Including the cities of Buckhannon, Philippi, and Belington
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                81 86 88    63 66 69    78 83 85          66    74 78 80
Temp             62 79 85 84 74 70 68 67 68 78 81 80 73 70 69 68 67 72 77 76 68
Dewpt            59 67 70 70 70 68 66 65 66 71 72 72 71 70 69 68 67 70 70 68 64
RH               90 67 61 63 87 93 93 93 93 79 74 77 93100100100100 93 79 76 87
Wind dir          S SW  W  W  N SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE
Wind spd          3  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  0  0  1  3  4  5  3
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          30          80          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.41   0.19-0.60   0.04-0.20        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S
Tstms                               S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Obvis            PF                     PF+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          61    81      65    80      64    79      63    79
Temp          63 63 80 73   67 66 78 72   67 66 77 71   66 65 77 71
Dewpt         62 60 68 67   63 65 72 69   66 66 71 68   65 64 70 66
PWind dir         E     S       S    SW       S    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    30      50    80      70    60      40    50
Rain shwrs              C    C  C  L  D    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C
Tstms                   S    S        S    S        C

$$
WVZ515>518-162000-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-
Including the cities of Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley,
Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, and Meadow Bridge
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                80 85 91    59 64 68    77 83 90    62 66 69    73 78 84
Temp             60 78 84 84 74 70 67 65 66 79 82 81 73 70 69 68 67 74 77 77 70
Dewpt            60 68 68 68 68 67 64 63 64 69 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 72 72 71 68
RH              100 71 59 59 82 90 90 93 93 72 67 69 87 97 97 97100 93 85 82 93
Wind dir          S  W NW  N NE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW  W SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          3  2  4  3  1  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  5  3
Wind gust                                                        11
Clouds           FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          40          50          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.30   0.00-0.08   0.02-0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                        S  S  S  S  S  S  S        S  S
Obvis            PF                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    80      64    81      64    80      64    77
Temp          65 64 79 73   67 66 79 73   67 66 78 72   66 65 76 70
Dewpt         65 63 69 67   64 64 71 69   66 65 71 68   66 64 69 67
PWind dir         E     S      SE    SW       S    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    30      30    60      40    60      40    50
Rain shwrs              C    C     C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S

$$
VAZ003-004-162000-
Dickenson-Buchanan-
Including the cities of Clintwood, Breaks Interstate Park,
Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                82 88 92    61 64 68    82 88 91          66    79 84 88
Temp             62 79 87 87 76 71 68 66 66 80 87 86 76 71 69 68 67 78 84 82 73
Dewpt            61 69 69 68 68 68 66 65 65 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 73 74 74 71
RH               97 72 55 53 76 90 93 97 97 72 57 59 79 93 97 97100 85 72 77 93
Wind dir          S  W  N  N NE  S  S  S  S  W NW NW  W  S SW SW  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          4  2  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  4  4  1  2  1  1  1  3  5  6  3
Clouds           FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5          30          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.39           0   0.04-0.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  C        S  S  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C           S     S  S  C
Obvis             F                   PF PF


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    86      65    86      65    85      64    82
Temp          67 64 85 76   68 66 84 76   68 66 83 75   67 65 80 73
Dewpt         67 64 72 70   66 65 72 70   67 65 72 70   66 65 72 69
PWind dir         E     S       S    SW       S    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    30      20    50      30    60      30    60
Rain shwrs              C    S     C  C    C     S  L    C  S  S  L
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S             S

$$
WVZ523-524-162000-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Marlinton
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                74 83 89    55 60 64    72 80 86    59 63 66    68 76 83
Temp             55 75 82 81 69 65 62 61 62 75 78 77 69 66 65 65 65 71 76 74 66
Dewpt            54 63 64 64 64 62 60 59 60 66 67 67 66 65 65 64 65 68 68 67 64
RH               96 66 55 56 84 90 93 93 93 74 69 71 90 97100 97100 90 76 79 93
Wind dir         NW NW  N NW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          2  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  5  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  3
Wind gust                          12    12 17 17 17 12       16 16          13
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10          40          30          30
QPF 12hr              0.00-0.08           0   0.00-0.34        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  S
Tstms                                        S  C  S  S                 S  S
Obvis                                 PF PF


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          58    74      59    76      60    75      59    72
Temp          61 59 73 67   61 61 74 68   63 62 73 67   62 61 70 65
Dewpt         60 57 64 62   60 60 68 65   62 61 68 64   61 60 66 63
PWind dir         E     S       S     W      SW    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20    30      20    70      40    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     S  S     C    S  S  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms                                 S             S

$$
WVZ024-025-162000-
Mingo-Logan-
Including the cities of Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, and Man
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                84 88 93    63 67 71    82 88 93          69    77 82 88
Temp             64 79 87 88 78 74 71 68 68 80 86 86 78 74 72 71 70 76 81 81 75
Dewpt            63 69 70 70 70 70 69 67 67 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 72 72 72 70
RH               97 72 57 55 76 87 93 97 97 72 61 61 79 90 93 97 97 87 74 74 84
Wind dir          S SW NW  N NE SE  S  S  S SW NW NW  W  S SW SW NW NW  N  N NE
Wind spd          3  2  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  0  1  1  0  0  2  4  5  3
Clouds           FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5          30          50          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.06-0.53        0.02        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  S  S  S  S        S  S
Obvis             F                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    86      68    85      68    84      67    81
Temp          68 67 84 78   71 69 83 77   71 68 82 76   70 68 79 74
Dewpt         67 66 70 69   68 67 70 70   69 67 71 70   68 66 70 69
PWind dir        NE     S      SE    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    20      30    50      30    50      40    50
Rain shwrs              S    C     C  C    C     S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S             S

$$
WVZ033-034-162000-
McDowell-Wyoming-
Including the cities of Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana,
and Pineville
559 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                80 87 91    60 64 68    79 86 91          67    74 82 86
Temp             61 78 86 85 76 71 68 66 66 80 85 83 75 71 70 68 68 77 81 80 72
Dewpt            61 68 68 68 68 67 66 64 65 69 69 70 69 69 68 68 68 72 71 71 69
RH              100 71 55 57 76 87 93 93 97 69 59 65 82 93 93100100 85 72 74 90
Wind dir          S  W NW  N NE SE  S  S  S  W NW NW  W  S SW SW  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          2  2  4  2  1  2  2  2  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  5  5  3
Clouds           SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          40          30          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.43           0   0.03-0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  S  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  S     S  S     S  S  C
Obvis             F                PF  F F+


Date          Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          64    84      66    84      66    83      65    80
Temp          67 65 83 75   68 67 82 75   68 66 81 74   67 66 78 72
Dewpt         67 65 68 68   66 65 69 69   67 66 69 69   67 65 69 67
PWind dir         E    SE      SE    SW       S    SW      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          5    30      30    50      30    60      30    50
Rain shwrs              C    C     C  C    C     C  L    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S     S  C    S        S             S

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke                          CODE   AREAL TERM
 BD    Blowing Dust                    IS    Isolated
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall                SC    Scattered
                                       NM    Numerous
                                       EC    Extensive Coverage
                                       PA    Patchy
                                       AR    Areas
                                       WD    Widespread

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph