FNUS72 KRAH 141200 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH S TREE FARM...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 800 AM EDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MIXING HEIGHTS AND LOW CLOUDS COULD BE VERY SLOW TO LIFT...POSSIBLY NOT LIFTING TO THE MAX HEIGHT UNTIL VERY LATE(5 PM). NELY WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSION TONIGHT LOOKS POOR DUE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND NEAR SURFACE INVERSION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............51 48 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 63 63 MIN HUMIDITY........57 50 50 WIND (20 FT)........NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 53 40 23 23 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 57 53 51 48 47 MIN HUMIDITY........52 60 69 74 83 87 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 E 2 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LOCKLEAR REQUESTED BY...RON HOLLIFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.RUTHS.01/RAH