Ritchie, WV Fire Weather Outlook

 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 1035 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and storms will persist, mainly over and near the higher 
 terrain. Dense river valley fog may develop once again late tonight 
 into Friday morning. 
 
 Drier, quiet and warmer weather returns Friday, and will continue 
 through the weekend with a weak ridge of high pressure taking 
 control. Weak disturbances moving through the ridge will bring 
 clouds at times, and an afternoon shower or thunderstorm actually 
 cannot be ruled out, at least for Saturday. Relative humidity 
 percentages will once again fall into the 20s and 30s Friday, and 
 then the 30s and 40s over the weekend.
 
 Afternoon minimum relative humidity percentages then climb further 
 during the next work week starting Monday, as the ridge of high 
 pressure moves east of the area and allows a more humid southerly 
 flow to become established. There is also the chance for showers, 
 and mainly afternoon thunderstorms, as disturbances, and, eventually 
 a midweek cold front, cross.
 
 
 Ritchie-
 Including the cities of Harrisville and Pennsboro
 1035 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
 
                       Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
 Min/Max TEMP          58           88           62           87           
 Max/Min RH %          100          37           91           48           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              1            
 Precip begin                                                 7 AM         
 Precip end                                                   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6880                      5850         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW  1                     W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  13770                     75990        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 LAL                   1            1            1            2            
 Haines Index          3            3            3            3            
 ADI early             1 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  22 FAIR      
 ADI late              1 VERY POOR  8 POOR       1 VERY POOR  80 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       9            10           4            7            
 Max LVORI late        10           3            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
 Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.