FNUS72 KRAH 141446 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERT FINCH...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 946 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 55. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1000-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............6 6 6 14 14 14 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................41 46 49 52 53 53 51 MIN HUMIDITY........46 37 31 27 26 28 33 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AFTER SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............25 36 36 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 41 38 35 MIN HUMIDITY........43 62 71 78 WIND (20 FT)........S 2G5 S 2G5 SW 2G5 SW 2G5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............40 44 41 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 39 53 59 MIN HUMIDITY........86 74 39 29 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2G5 SW 4G10 W 5G10 W 4G10 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...JOHN MCBRYDE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.ROBER.01/RAH