FNUS72 KRAH 261953
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS HAZARD RB...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
353 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2100 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR RAPIDLY AND WINDS WILL
DECREASE OVERNIGHT.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA ON
SATURDAY WHILE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST,

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............56     56     21     16     16
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................50     46     43     40     38
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59     59     60     62     65
WIND (20 FT)........N 7    N 7    N 6    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     15     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............23     23     10     0      0      7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................37     38     47     54     58     61
                    MIN HUMIDITY........67     63     44     34     29     26
WIND (20 FT)........NE 5   NE 5   NE 7   NE 7   NE 7   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JASON HAYWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100326.EDWAR.01/RAH