FNUS72 KRAH 251406 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DEERCROFT...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 906 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AROUND THE DEPARTING HIGH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........53 53 41 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 50 52 51 RH..............48 39 32 29 30 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 44 44 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 47 45 43 41 40 RH..............38 46 55 64 73 76 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 E 4 S 5 S 5 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 31 44 53 53 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 42 51 58 63 65 RH..............79 74 56 49 42 41 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH/S.SHARP REQUESTED BY...J N MCRAE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.DEERC.01/RAH