FNUS72 KRAH 241618 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPEL TRACT...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1218 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MILD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES TODAY... AND LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RATHER LIGHT. WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON BUT WEAKEN TO BELOW 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD STEADILY CLIMB ESPECIALLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN LEVELS WILL TOP 4000 FEET. A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 11 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 69 73 MIN HUMIDITY........31 28 25 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 22 22 25 25 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 65 61 57 54 51 MIN HUMIDITY........30 42 48 56 62 68 WIND (20 FT)........S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 35 39 42 42 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 46 56 65 70 73 MIN HUMIDITY........75 78 56 45 40 38 WIND (20 FT)........S 2 S 2 S 6 S 10 S 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...BADGETT REQUESTED BY...DON WATSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.CAPEL.01/RAH