FNUS72 KRAH 181310
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATTAIL BRANCH LONGLEAF...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
910 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH FROM
THE WEST BY THE END OF THE WEEK...INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TO BELOW NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............43     43     43
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................88     91     91
RH..................54     46     43
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 4   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10

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FORECASTER...HARTFIELD
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090818.CATTA.01/RAH