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Marine Weather and Tides Flatwoods, WV Version 3.4

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Sunrise 6:38AM

Sunset 8:10PM

Wednesday August 21, 2019 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)

Moonrise 10:29PM

Moonset 11:12AM

Illumination 63%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Flatwoods, WV

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Area Discussion for - Charleston WV

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Fxus61 krlx 212040 cca afdrlx area forecast discussion... Corrected national weather service charleston wv 440 pm edt Wed aug 21 2019 Synopsis Late night storms possible tonight. Cold front nudges into area Thursday afternoon. Reinforcing cold front Thursday night and Friday. Near term through Thursday As of 439 pm Wednesday... re-did pops and QPF for the entire near term period. Very dry air aloft has negated much in the way of convective development this afternoon. Thus, I limited convective coverage to isolated for the remainder of today (perhaps locally better coverage between kpkb and kckb where a sliver of deeper moisture exists). This evening, a convective complex is prog to develop in the vicinity of the lower ohio river valley and shift eastward overnight... Before gradually weakening. Some of this activity may move into the western CWA late in the night, before weakening further as it tries to push into west virginia. As such, I have added a mention of precip for late tonight for roughly the western third of the cwa. An isolated strong storm may occur late tonight, but chances of severe weather are currently on the lower end of the scale. Amount of late night convection will greatly impact the chances of additional convection during the day on Thursday. If coverage late tonight becomes greater than currently forecast, then much of the day on Thursday could be rather quiet. However, if the aforementioned convection fails to materialize across the area tonight, then coverage during the day Thursday good be quite significant. For now, limited pops for Thursday afternoon to only 50 percent, with higher pops then expected early Thursday evening. As of 225 pm Wednesday... surface high pressure continues in control with mostly clear skies. Afternoon temperatures could reach around 90 degrees over the lowlands. With surface dewpoints in the upper 60s and diurnal CU developing, differential heating boundaries could initiate showers or storms this afternoon and evening. Shower and storm activity, if any, will decrease before midnight. A cold front is expected to reach portions of southeast oh and northern WV by 12z Thursday. Although showers or storms can not be ruled out, convective activity should stay relatively quite overnight. Synoptic models slowdown the front, weakening or becoming diffuse while drifting south on Thursday. Sfc dewpoints in the lower 70s and pwats around 1.6 inches should remain in place Thursday afternoon. Models suggest sfc-based CAPE exceeding 2,500 j kg and deep layered shear values from 25 to 30 knots. These ingredients together with h500 vorticity maxima passing through, pose a threat for strong storm to produce gusty winds and periods of heavy rain. Models bring a secondary cold front with a surge of dry and cool air from the northwest that should push lingering moisture, showers and storms south and east of the area later on Friday. Short term Thursday night through Saturday night As of 250 pm Wednesday... surface front will sag into the area Thursday evening with convection ongoing to start the period. Models are consistent in slowing the boundary down considerably overnight. While there may be a lull at some point Thursday night, convection should increase in coverage again late with favorable jet dynamics overspreading the area as a surface wave develops along the surface front. Where the boundary becomes nearly stationary will ultimately determine the axis of heavy rainfall heading into Friday morning with latest runs of models indicating along and in the vicinity of the i64 corridor extending into the northern lowlands. We will have to watch portions of the northern lowlands for flood potential given the antecedent conditions. Further south toward the i64 corridor, despite the abnormally dry conditions and high FFG across this area, I cannot rule out isolated high water given high pwats and the potential for training. This would most likely be limited to urban and poor drainage areas. The upper trof axis sharpens as the day progresses Friday as it pivots into the area. This will drive the cold front south of

the area late Friday, which is now supported by most of the model solutions. I suspect there will be some dense river valley fog to contend with by Saturday morning. After the fog dissipates, a nice it will be a nice afternoon with lower humidity and temperatures. Long term Sunday through Wednesday As of 250 pm Wednesday... upper level low across new england will keep the influence of the trof across the area with another comfortable day for Sunday. Thereafter, the trof moves out and is replaced by brief s W ridging Sunday night and Monday. Southwesterly flow will develop Tuesday and Wednesday with deep moisture advection aimed at the region ahead of another upper trof. This will allow for scattered, mainly diurnal, convection each day. Aviation 21z Wednesday through Monday As of 130 pm Wednesday... widespreadVFR conditions will continue as a surface high pressure remains in control through tonight. Afternoon differential heating will likely produce sfc boundaries where convective initiation could take place. However, poor forcing from above will keep most showers or storms disorganized. Therefore, isolated thunderstorms could be possible, but uncertainty runs low for a direct hit to any of our terminals. A cold front will approach from the northwest overnight, reaching portions of southeast oh by 12z Thursday. Showers or storms ahead of the cold front should stay disorganized per the lack of heating during the morning under weak deep layered shear of 20 knots. The cold front should become nearly stationary while weakening through Friday. Models bring sfc- based CAPE values exceeding 2,000 j kg south of the frontal boundary. Pwats should stay around 1.7 to 2 inches into Thursday evening. Thunderstorms could produce periods of ifr and strong gusty winds along their path Thursday and early Friday. Synoptic models suggest a reinforcing shot of dry and cool air from the northwest should push moisture, clouds and any convection south of the area by Friday evening. Forecast confidence and alternate scenarios through 18z Thursday... forecast confidence: high. Alternate scenarios: afternoon storm coverage may vary. Valley fog or stratus possible Thursday morning where afternoon storms produce precipitation prior to arrival of slow moving cold front. 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 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 edt 1hrly 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 crw consistency h h h h h h h h h h h m 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 m m 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 Thursday... ifr lifr conditions along strong thunderstorms possible. Increasing shower thunderstorm potential along a sagging cold front through the day Thursday and Friday with widespread MVFR ifr ceilings. Cold front slowly sags south through Friday evening with cooler and drier conditions expected Saturday. Rlx watches warnings advisories Wv... None. Oh... None. Ky... None. Va... None. Synopsis... Rh arj 30 near term... Rh arj short term... 30 long term... 30 aviation... Arj

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Elkins, Elkins-Randolph County-Jennings Randolph Field, WV	36 mi	60 min	W 7	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	84°F	64°F	53%	1015.3 hPa

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