FNUS72 KRAH 010136
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD MINE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
836 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY RELAXED MONDAY
MORNING COMPARED TO PREVIOUS MORNINGS...HOWEVER...FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOW 10-15 KT IN THE MIXED LAYER 15Z MON...WHICH WOULD INDICATE WNW/NW
WINDS OF 10-15 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS...DECREASING INTO THE 5-10
MPH RANGE BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 18Z AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES AND
FLOW IN THE MIXED LAYER DECREASES. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE
4500-5000 FT RANGE DURING PEAK HEATING MONDAY...ASSUMING A FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF  54F. INCREASING MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER DURING THE
AFTERNOON COULD KEEP TEMPS A BIT COOLER...AND IF THAT IS THE CASE...
MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS WOULD ACCORDINGLY BE A BIT LOWER.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT SUNRISE...BECOMING WEST
                    NORTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH BY 10 AM THROUGH LATE MORNING
                    TO EARLY AFTERNOON...WEAKENING TO 5-10 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT/VARIABLE BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT
                    BY PEAK HEATING...THEN DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT BY
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............20  20  29  29  29  41  41  41  57  57  57  62
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................31  31  33  38  42  45  48  50  52  52  53  52
                    MIN HUMIDITY........71  72  68  57  50  45  41  38  36  36  35  37
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD......2   2   5   8   10  10  10  7   5   5   5   2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   10  13  15  15  15  12  10  10  10  5

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100301.GOLDM.01/RAH