FNUS72 KRAH 031430 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR W DUNN...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 1030 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............72 72 72 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 79 79 RH..................49 45 46 20 FT WIND..........NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 72 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 71 67 65 64 63 RH..................49 66 75 78 80 81 20 FT WIND..........N 4 N 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 26 29 27 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 63 71 78 82 82 RH..................84 86 63 49 42 40 20 FT WIND..........N 4 N 4 NE 4 N 5 N 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...JASON HAYWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090903.WDUNN.01/RAH