FNUS72 KRAH 041230 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYWOOD 1...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 830 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SOUTH OVER THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S AND A LIGHT LOW LEVEL WIND OUT OF THE NORTH...NORTHEAST CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 16 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................79 83 84 RH..................45 40 40 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............11 11 11 11 11 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................82 74 69 66 65 63 RH..................43 58 69 72 75 79 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...JASON HAYWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090904.HAYWO.03/RAH