FNUS72 KRAH 241616 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WEBB TRACT...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1216 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 11 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 68 72 MIN HUMIDITY........30 27 26 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 2 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........68 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 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............24 24 24 25 25 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 64 60 56 53 51 MIN HUMIDITY........30 43 49 56 63 66 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 74. 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 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 35 38 41 41 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 46 56 64 70 72 MIN HUMIDITY........73 79 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.WEBBT.01/RAH