FNUS72 KRAH 221302 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PARSONS GROVE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 902 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL KEEP PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN A WEAK FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING DRIER AIR AND LOWER RAIN CHANCES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............73 77 81 84 85 87 88 88 87 RH..............82 71 61 55 53 50 48 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090722.PARSO.01/RAH