FNUS72 KRAH 261338 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BLK C-9 AGAIN...DUKE FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 838 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL TRANSPORT MILD AND MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY...AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS EAST ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL THEN SHIFT EAST AND OFFSHORE BY EARLY SUNDAY...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE STATE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........90 90 74 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 52 59 59 RH..............70 57 43 46 20 FT WIND......W 2G5 SW 2G10 SW 5G15 S 5G15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........65 65 75 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 53 51 49 RH..............48 59 65 73 20 FT WIND......S 3G10 S 5 S 5G10 S 5G15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........83 89 85 88 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............48 53 61 65 RH..............79 68 54 48 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 8G20 S 11G25 SW 10G20 $$ FORECASTER...RHJ REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BURKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.BLKC9.01/RAH