FNUS72 KRAH 151922
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEMMONS ESF...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
322 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN VICINITY OF THE AREA.
MIXING HEIGHTS OF  9000 FT AGL DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON
WILL RAPIDLY FALL LATER...BEGINNING ROUGHLY 1-2 HOURS BEFORE
SUNSET...DECREASING TO  300 FT AGL AT SUNSET WHEN THE NOCTURNAL
INVERSION SETS UP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200-9500 FT AGL THROUGH 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH OR VARIABLE AT 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............0   0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................89  89
RH..................26  26
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD......5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......9.5 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.....7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).............0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  15  15  15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................86  82  77  74  72  70  69  68  67  66  65  64
RH..................30  35  45  51  56  62  67  72  77  81  85  89
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE  NE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT).......6.4 6.4 6.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...ADAM HUFFMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.CLEMM.01/RAH