FNUS72 KRAH 141605
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELLIOT RANDOLPH COUNTY...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1105 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW...
RANGING FROM 2000-2500 FT...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS NO HIGHER THAN
5-10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1200-2700 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............23  23  22  22  22  31
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................46  50  53  54  54  51
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38  32  28  27  27  32
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND SPD......3   3   3   3   3   2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............31        37        40        43
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................47        40        37        34
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40        54        64        70
WIND (20 FT)........S 2G5     SW 2G5    SW 2G5    SW 2G5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).............44        42        42        40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................32        37        51        57
                    MIN HUMIDITY........76        71        42        31
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2G5    W 3G5     W 3G5     W 2G5

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MONEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100114.ELLIO.01/RAH