FNUS72 KRAH 161031 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH MT CARMEL...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 631 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NC TODAY. MEANWHILE... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND STALL OVER VA TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........74 71 69 66 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 78 87 90 RH..............87 76 57 52 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 6G15 SW 6G15 SW 6G15 $$ FORECASTER...WFO RAH REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090716.SOUTH.01/RAH