FNUS72 KRAH 251504 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR GSA RICHMOND CO...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1004 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 (50-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT LATE THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 63 54 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 53 55 RH..............39 30 25 25 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 2 S 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH/S.SHARP REQUESTED BY...TOM WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.GSARI.01/RAH