FNUS72 KRAH 161746 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR NCWRC DIGGS...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1246 PM EST MON FEB 16 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY... THEN SHIFT OFFSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. THE MOIST SOUTH FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DEPARTING HIGH WILL BRING RAIN CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........10 10 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 35 46 51 RH..............64 48 30 24 20 FT WIND......N 2 E 4G10 S 4G10 S 4G10 $$ FORECASTER...GIH/WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...TOM WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090216.NCWRC.01/RAH