FNUS72 KRAH 071411
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKS MARSH...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
911 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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
TODAY... 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.

WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 4 TO 9 MPH RANGE THROUGH
NOON... THEN BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 13 MPH
RANGE FOR A TWO OR THREE HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SNOW LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............83     83
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE
TEMP................39     40
                    MIN HUMIDITY........34     34
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15

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FORECASTER...STRICKLER
REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE PERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.PARKS.01/RAH