FNUS72 KRAH 271607 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR E M ROBERTS...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 1207 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PRESSURE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS QUITE WEAK. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH A SLIGHT TENDENCY TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH OR LESS BY 3 OR 4 PM. LOWEST HUMIDITY LOW TO MID 40S. HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 93. TONIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF CALM WITH OCCASIONAL BREEZE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. INVERSION SET UP NEAR TO JUST BEFORE SUNSET NEAR 1200 FEET FALLING TO 500 FEET OR LESS MIDNIGHT AND BEYOND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7500-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............42 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................86 91 RH..................55 44 20 FT WIND..........NE 3G5 SE 3G5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............59 70 76 77 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................90 81 77 75 RH..................45 65 76 81 20 FT WIND..........SE 3G5 S 3G5 S 2G5 E 1G5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............78 79 81 77 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................74 76 82 85 RH..................85 80 63 57 20 FT WIND..........E 2G5 E 4G15 NE 5G15 NE 5G15 $$ FORECASTER...HUMBLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090827.EMROB.01/RAH