FXUS61 KRLX 081208 AFDRLX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 808 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Have updated fog coverage across the area over the next hour or so, which should continue to steadily lift / dissipate. Have also removed any rain mention from the forecast until late morning. Fairly widespread fog / stratus this morning should delay any convective shower development across the central/southern zones a bit longer than originally progged. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Showers and thunderstorms continue at times through the work week and into the weekend, with localized flash flooding remaining possible. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... Locally heavy rainfall will remain a possibility throughout the rest of the work week and into the weekend as a very moist airmass remains in place amid some forcing from a lingering frontal boundary and periodic crossing upper waves. Steering flow remains light today, at 10 knots or less, but does pickup from Thursday into the weekend as upper air dynamics begin to rule. This will mean mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms today will become more driven by the upper air pattern for Thursday into the weekend. Guidance continues to forecast PWATs in the 1.5 to 2.0" range into the weekend. With the ground already saturated in many locations, localized flash flooding remains a threat. && .AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... After patchy dense fog lifts, expect a cumulus deck to form by mid morning, with scattered showers and thunderstorms causing restrictions this afternoon and evening. Dense fog can be expected again Wednesday night where rainfall occurs this afternoon and evening. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of fog lifting could vary. Timing and intensity of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 EDT 1HRLY 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 CRW CONSISTENCY L H H M M M M H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY L L L M M M M H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H M M M M H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY L L L H M H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY L L L H H M M H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY L L L M M H M H H H H H AFTER 12Z THURSDAY... IFR conditions associated with thunderstorms remain possible into the weekend, more likely in the afternoon and evening hours. Dense fog is possible each night in areas that receive rainfall the afternoon and evening before. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...RPY/GW AVIATION...RPY