673 FXUS61 KRLX 251012 AFDRLXAREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 612 AM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025
.SYNOPSIS... Expect showers/storms through today with cold frontal passage expected by early Friday. Activity remains a possibility through the weekend as a few upper level disturbances pass by.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 100 AM Thursday...
Today focus turns to a synoptic feature that will provide unsettled weather to the area for most of this period. This feature is a quasi-stationary frontal boundary which will or is forecast to inch toward the area and pass through eventually by the end of this period.
PoPs will be high through the morning and afternoon but will taper off by the evening and subsequently end by late tonight. Thunderstorm potential will be during the morning and afternoon at which point the chances will be slightly higher with modest instability and shear which could promote some stronger convection with heavier rain rates. The main threat will be flash flooding as we are elevated for excessive rainfall.
PWATs are down some from the previous day to 1.5 inches and DCAPE is a lot higher than the previous day therefore heavy downpours will have potential to come to fruition. Over the last day or so areas along the Ohio River and northwest of there are the areas that received the most rainfall amounts. This will be a hot spot for flash flooding potential more than the other areas and especially along the mountains who have had less rainfall totals as well as having higher flash flood guidance today.
Temperatures today will rise to average for this time of year and overnight lows will drop only to above average as cloudy conditions will prevail.
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.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... As of 1215 AM Thursday...
Although a cold front will have already moved east of the area by Friday morning, an upper trough will push through the region. With some lingering moisture in the mountains and southern counties, these areas could see some showers.
Models show that as the upper trough pulls away from the region, it leaves behind a cut off low over the southeast United States. This upper low will push some moisture back into the area, allowing for chances of showers and possible a few thunderstorms Friday night through the weekend. The best chances for this precipitation will be over the mountains and southern counties.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 1215 AM Thursday...
Models show the upper level low continuing to be near the area through Monday. This will allow for the chances of showers and possibly thunderstorms, with the best chances over the mountains and southern counties. The low finally shifts away from the region on Tuesday, although lingering moisture means that some showers can still not be ruled out. Models finally show high pressure building in for Wednesday, providing mostly dry weather.
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.AVIATION /10Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 620 AM Thursday...
Conditions will progressively deteriorate through the morning hours with some IFR at times under heavy shower activity. CIGs will then lift slightly to MVFR or better by the afternoon as a frontal passage commences.
By late afternoon, VFR should come to light, however it will be short lived as guidance has widespread VIS restrictions along with low stratus inundating the area overnight tonight.
Winds will be southwesterly today and then changing direction as frontal passage takes palace to where winds will be out of the northwest, but then to light and variable tonight.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of rainfall and associated restrictions will likely vary.
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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 EDT 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CRW CONSISTENCY L L L L L M L H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H M H H H M M H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M H M H H H EKN CONSISTENCY M M L L M L M H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY M M M M M H H H M M M H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H M M M M M H H H H
AFTER 12Z FRIDAY... IFR is possible at night with low stratus and/or fog through the weekend.
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.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None.
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SYNOPSIS...RPY/JZ NEAR TERM...JZ SHORT TERM...RPY LONG TERM...RPY AVIATION...JZ
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