FNUS72 KRAH 111443
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FESPERMAN...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
943 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...GENERALLY 5 TO 10 MPH. THERE WILL BE
A FEW GUSTS...BUT NOT TOO FREQUENT...FROM 15 TO 20 MPH FROM LATE THIS
MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE CLOSE TO
3000FT. HUMIDITY WILL BECOME LOW WITH MIXING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1900-2800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............44     49     54
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................30     37     45
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37     27     21
WIND (20 FT)........SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............71     72     72     76     55     55
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................41     37     34     33     31     30
                    MIN HUMIDITY........29     38     44     49     56     59
WIND (20 FT)........SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   W 4    NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...FIGURSKEY/STRICKLER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY CALLICUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.FESPE.01/RAH