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24 Hour Aviation Hazards Summary

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Lowest Expected Flight Conditions

The lowest expected flight conditions indicated below are derived from hourly ceiling height and visibility forecasts, which are updated around 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC and 18 UTC.

Local Area Aviation Weather Discussion

.AVIATION /14Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 100 PM Tuesday...

Widespread low stratocumulus and stratus will continue to lift 
and break up into a low cumulus field this afternoon. These 
clouds will become increasingly confined to areas in and near 
the mountains tonight, only to reaffirm control Wednesday 
morning, behind a dry cold front. Low MVFR ceilings are 
forecast east of the Ohio River Wednesday morning, which could 
briefly drop to IFR in and near the mountains. These clouds 
will again lift and break up into a low cumulus fields Wednesday
afternoon, revealing a mid deck associated with a mid/upper- 
level flat wave driving the morning front through.

Northerly surface flow will be a tad gusty at times this 
afternoon, before becoming calm to light and variable tonight,
and then light north again on Wednesday. Light to moderate 
northerly flow aloft this afternoon will become light north 
tonight. This flow should be just sufficient enough to once 
again mitigate fog development overnight into Wednesday morning,
but could see some attempt to form in the river valleys near 
EKN and CRW.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z 
WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 102 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

UTC

EDT

CRW

HTS

BKW

EKN

PKB

CKB

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.

Local Ceiling & Visibility Forecasts

The ceiling height and visibility forecasts below are updated every 6 hours. Please enlarge the graphics by clicking on the images below to view details and time of the forecasts. Additional hourly forecast can be accessed here.

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Airport Specific Weather Information & Forecasts

TAFs and METARs can be accessed where available from the map below, along with other aviation relevant guidance. For airports without TAFs, hourly weather graphs from the National Digital Forecast Database are provided. This information is intended for situational awareness purposes only.

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