FNUS72 KRAH 071723
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARY WATKINS...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1220 PM EST THU JAN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON... IN ADVANCE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT AND
ACCOMPANYING BAND OF LIGHT SNOW THAT WILL RACE ACROSS CENTRAL NC
LATE TONIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

EXPECTED VENTILATION RATE THIS AFTERNOON: AROUND 34000 FT-MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............57     68     68
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................39     41     42
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39     30     30
WIND (20 FT)........W 2    SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............80     91     91     100    89     89
WEATHER COV.........       CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP................38     35     34     32     31     30
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43     52     61     69     72     74
WIND (20 FT)........S 2    SW 2   SW 2   SW 4   W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     10

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FORECASTER...STRICKLER/HARTFIELD
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEWBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.CARYW.01/RAH