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Spot Forecast for Compass Plant Rx...ODNR-Stare Nature Preserves
National Weather Service Charleston WV
609 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 EDT on April 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure building in from the west will yield a very dry
today with afternoon RH values bottoming out in the lower 20s as
winds remain light.

Another dry day is expected Tuesday with winds increasing from the
south-southwest during the afternoon.

The next chance for measurable precipitation arrives Tuesday night
as a cold front crosses the region, with dry weather then resuming
until the weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Widespread frost early in
                    the morning, then areas of frost early in the
                    morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 1 to 5 mph.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 to 37.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Weather cov.....WID ARS
Weather type....FST FST
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............33  35  40  46  51  55  58  60  61  63  63
RH..............81  75  59  47  37  32  29  26  24  23  22
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..1   1   1   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.2   2   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.2 4.2 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.6
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.1   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   3   5   5
LVORI...........6   4   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1
ADI.............1   1   2   12  15  16  26  27  28  37  37
Haines index....3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 2 to 3 mph shifting to the south 3 to
                    5 mph in the late evening and overnight.
Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........3   5   8   13  19  24  35  45  56  55  53  52
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............61  58  56  49  45  44  43  42  41  39  38  38
RH..............24  26  29  37  43  46  48  50  53  55  58  60
20 FT wind dir..W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.6   5   4   4   5   5   5   6   5   5   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...6.3 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.3   3   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5
Haines index....4   4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4   3   3   2

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 13 mph with
                    gusts to around 18 mph.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 13 mph increasing to southwest 17 to
                    23 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........45  37  30  30  22  11  14  33  52  55  59  62
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............37  37  40  46  53  59  63  65  68  69  70  71
RH..............66  71  70  60  46  38  35  32  29  28  27  26
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..3   5   7   8   8   9   10  10  10  12  12  13
20 FT wind gust.6   8   10  12  13  14  16  17  17  17  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 4.1 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.9 6.1 5.7
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.5   6   8   13  17  21  21  20  18  21  22  23
Haines index....2   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4

$$
Forecaster...JP
Requested by...Josh Demmer-Regional Preserve Manager
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411677.0/RLX
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Joshwa.deemer@dnr.state.oh.us
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
