FNUS72 KRAH 011454 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 1054 AM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 EDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOIST WEDGE AIR MASS IN PLACE THIS MORNING. SHOULD MIX OUT TO SOME DEGREE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY LATE. LIGHT EAST/NORTHEAST FLOW ALONG WITH REDUCED MIXING HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY INHIBIT DISPERSION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH FOG THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 47 47 51 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 77 80 81 MIN HUMIDITY........84 68 63 61 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............55 55 55 54 54 52 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................79 74 70 68 66 65 MIN HUMIDITY........66 78 90 97 100 100 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 50 50 47 47 47 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP................64 66 71 75 77 78 MIN HUMIDITY........100 100 84 73 70 68 WIND (20 FT)........SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ELLIS REQUESTED BY...F MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100801.TOWER.01/RAH