FNUS72 KRAH 251357 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKAY...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 857 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. AFTERNOON RH WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE 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.......1500-3300 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) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........65 53 41 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 46 53 54 RH..............60 34 26 28 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 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 EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 0 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........44 45 45 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 43 40 RH..............35 51 65 76 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 E 3G5 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........SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........29 43 52 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 47 59 65 RH..............79 64 48 42 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 3G5 S 5G10 S 5G15 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...J N MCRAE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.MCKAY.01/RAH