FNUS72 KRAH 251049
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERDO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
549 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
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 (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400-3300
                    FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)      5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62  57  57  57  51  51  51  44  44  44  46  46  46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............28  29  29  31  36  41  45  48  50  52  53  54  53
RH..............64  62  64  57  47  39  33  30  29  27  26  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   2   2   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...WFO RAH
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.ROBER.01/RAH