637 FXUS61 KRLX 101802 AFDRLXAREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 202 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.SYNOPSIS... High pressure will provide dry and cool conditions through Saturday. The next (low) chance for precipitation arrives late in the weekend as a coastal low interacts with a system over the Great Lakes.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 200 PM Friday...
Strong high pressure will keep dry and cool weather conditions through tonight. Cool air aloft, mostly clear skies and near calm flow will allow for strong radiational cooling and associated dense fog development mainly along river valleys. Likewise, temperatures may drop into the mid to lower 30s across the northeast mountains where Frost Advisories and/or Freeze Warnings may be needed for tonight. These conditions should be less widespread than last night.
Expect near above normal temperatures with lows ranging from the mid to upper 40s across the lowlands, to the mid 30s across the northeast mountains. Highs on Saturday will be in the low to mid 70s across the lowlands, ranging into the mid 50s northeast mountains.
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.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... As of 200 PM Friday...
High pressure system remains in control of the weather pattern through Saturday night. Clouds will gradually increase as an upper- level low pressure drops south from the Great Lakes, passing just northeast of our CWA Saturday night into Sunday.
On other hand, a tropical system lifts north along the SE coast during the weekend. It`s still uncertain about the interaction of these two system over our local area. For now, accepted general guidance suggesting tropical moisture advecting into the Appalachians Sunday into Monday allowing for some showers there. Rainfall amounts, if any, are expected to be light, with a 30-40 percent chance for even a tenth of an inch for these locations.
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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 200 PM Friday...
Latest models runs have the aforementioned upper level low deepening over PA by Monday, resulting in increasing clouds and the possibility of showers or storms. This low digs further south over VA by Monday night, before exiting east into the Atlantic by Tuesday, losing its influence over the local area. Therefore, expect and increase in clouds and about 30-40 percent chance for showers mainly across the northern and central Appalachians, moving east away from the area by early Monday.
Then, an upper level ridge moves over the local region from the west providing dry and stable weather conditions through the end of the week.
Slightly above normal highs for Monday and Tuesday will turn to near normal values Wednesday and Thursday. Highs in the mid to lower 70s lowlands, ranging to the mid 50s northeast mountains Monday and Tuesday. Overnight lows will also be mild, generally in the upper 40s to low 50s.
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.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 200 PM Friday...
Widespread VFR conditions will prevail through at least midnight across all terminals. Clear skies, near calm flow and relatively warmer river waters will promote steam dense fog once again along river valleys, likely to affect PKB, CRW and EKN roughly from 06Z to 13Z Saturday morning. Conditions will return to widespread VFR for Saturday.
Light and variable winds, with a southeasterly component, will prevail through 00Z, then becoming calm.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Duration of dense fog overnight tonight may vary from forecast.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 EDT 1HRLY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z SATURDAY... At least patchy IFR valley fog is possible each morning.
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.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None.
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SYNOPSIS...ARJ NEAR TERM...ARJ SHORT TERM...ARJ LONG TERM...ARJ AVIATION...ARJ
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