FNUS72 KRAH 211302 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PALUSTRIS...DUKE FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 902 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... A PERSISTENT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY DRY AND PROGRESSIVELY WARMER CONDITIONS ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4900-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........75 75 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 71 76 79 80 RH..............75 53 45 41 40 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM SKY (%).........41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............78 RH..............44 20 FT WIND......SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BURKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090521.PALUS.01/RAH