FNUS72 KRAH 091434 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR JOES CREEK...Z.V. PATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 934 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS...LOW MINIMUM RH VALUES...AND FAIRLY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER BACK TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES FRIDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN SUNDAY... THEN ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR MONDAY...LASTING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH BY NOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 3 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 42 44 40 RH..................37 29 27 33 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 2600 2900 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 10 NE 10 N 9 E 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............9 26 26 38 41 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 33 30 29 27 25 RH..................38 47 51 54 56 59 20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 3 E 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 44 44 39 43 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................24 26 35 44 48 48 RH..................62 62 48 40 39 43 20 FT WIND..........NE 3 E 4 E 4 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........500 800 800 2100 2100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 3 SE 5 SE 5 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFORAH REQUESTED BY...CLAY CREED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101209.JOESC.01/RAH