FNUS72 KRAH 241249 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARPE MCEWEN...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 849 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND ITS ASSOCIATED COOL NORTHEAST FLOW WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY... ALLOWING A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO AFFECT OUR AREA CAUSING UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 59 48 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 54 61 63 RH..............79 48 33 32 20 FT WIND......NE 5G15 E 8G15 E 7G15 E 6G10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........41 62 84 88 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 48 45 RH..............36 52 62 68 20 FT WIND......E 6G10 E 5G10 E 5G10 E 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...TERRY SHARPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.SHARP.01/RAH