FNUS72 KRAH 081344 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MAUNEY...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 844 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIXED OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TOMORROW AS DEWPOINTS CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 33 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 62 65 MIN HUMIDITY........32 28 28 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 27 27 23 23 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 52 48 46 43 40 MIN HUMIDITY........36 51 59 65 73 80 WIND (20 FT)........NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LOCKLEAR REQUESTED BY...JEREMY CALLICUTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.MAUNE.01/RAH