FNUS72 KRAH 051306 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR APGI 2...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 806 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY... BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR INTO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT COMING OFF THE LAKE. THEY MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY THAN NORTHWESTERLY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 34 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................30 33 33 MIN HUMIDITY........40 37 36 WIND (20 FT)........NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............26 20 20 14 6 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 27 25 24 23 22 MIN HUMIDITY........42 47 52 56 59 61 WIND (20 FT)........NW 3 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 0 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 8 8 2 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE MIN HUMIDITY........64 61 45 36 32 32 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...JEREMY CALLICUTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100105.APGI2.01/RAH