FNUS72 KRAH 011841 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES PRITCHARD...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 241 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 EDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNSET. SURFACE WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL PRIMARILY BE LIGHT/VARIABLE...ALTHOUGH A PREDOMINATE WIND DIRECTION FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE POSSIBLE. SURFACE WINDS SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE AT OR BELOW 5 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-5600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................73 75 76 75 RH..................38 34 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 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 8 8 8 17 17 17 27 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................71 67 64 62 60 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 RH..................42 54 65 72 77 80 82 85 86 89 92 97 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE SE SE SE E E E S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEWBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091001.JAMES.01/RAH