FNUS72 KRAH 161257
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUICK   THORNBURG...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
857 AM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST...FARTHER INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC...TODAY. COOL NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE
FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............63     63     63     63
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................50     55     58     60
                    MIN HUMIDITY........63     53     48     45
WIND (20 FT)........N 4    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...HARTFIELD
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.QUICK.01/RAH