FNUS72 KRAH 251328
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERDO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
828 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 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.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........57     51     44     44     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     41     46     52     52
RH..............57     39     35     30     31
20 FT WIND......SE 2   S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........46     46     44     43     43     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     46     44     43     41     39
RH..............33     45     53     58     65     72
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   SE 3   SE 5   SE 5   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5

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