Wood, WV Fire Weather Outlook



 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 135 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms will spread east today as a cold front 
 arrives to the Middle Ohio valley this morning. Some thunderstorms 
 could become strong mainly across the southern coalfields of West 
 Virginia and southwest Virginia this afternoon, with brief periods 
 of torrential rainfall and strong gusty winds. 
 
 Behind the departing system, cooler and drier weather is expected 
 for the weekend. Next week could hold a couple mornings of frost 
 with cold overnight lows expected.
 
 
 Wood-
 Including the cities of Parkersburg and Vienna
 135 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     90           0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          68           43           61           
 Min/Max RH %          54           67           33           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     W  5         
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7        NW  7        W 12 G21     
 Precip amount         0.14         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       6                                      
 Precip begin          6 AM                                   
 Precip end            5 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3560                      7800         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     W 21         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     49900                     139860       
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 LAL                   2            1            1            
 Haines Index          3            4            4            
 ADI early             15 GEN POOR  19 GEN POOR  68 GOOD      
 ADI late              48 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       109 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       5            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        5            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 50s. West winds around 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows around
 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.