FNUS72 KRAH 251405 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR JOES CREEK...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 905 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 56. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........54 42 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 49 54 RH..............48 31 26 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 2G10 SE 2G10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 0 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........45 46 46 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 43 40 RH..............35 51 65 76 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 E 4G5 SE 4G5 E 2G5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........30 43 51 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 47 59 65 RH..............79 65 48 43 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 3G5 S 6G11 S 9G17 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...J N MCRAE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.JOESC.01/RAH