FNUS72 KRAH 011644
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARSON BETHEA...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1244 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WEST VIRGINIA WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC BY SUNSET. SURFACE WINDS ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL PRIMARILY BE LIGHT/VARIABLE...ALTHOUGH A
PREDOMINATE WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN SOUTH AND WEST CANNOT BE RULED OUT
BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS SPEEDS WILL BE AT OR BELOW 5
MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................67  70  72  74  75  74
RH..................49  43  39  35  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......3   3   3   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL AT SUNSET
                    THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).............10  10  10  12  12  12  21  21  21  38  38  38
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................70  66  63  60  58  57  56  54  53  52  52  51
RH..................44  55  66  75  81  81  84  87  90  90  94  100
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE  NE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT WIND GUST.....            5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEWBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.CARSO.01/RAH