FNUS72 KRAH 061531
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NC STATE...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1031 AM EST THU JAN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING...WITH CLEARING SKIES BY NOON.  LIGHT NORTHERLY TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL TURN TO MORE NORTHWESTERLY BY MID AFTERNOON.  WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS EXPECTED TO REACH 3000 FEET...THE VENTILATION RATE WILL
BE AROUND 36000.  CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    600 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............35     22     22
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................44     46     47
RH..................54     47     46
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3300   3700   3700
TRANSPORT WIND......N 9    W 5    W 5

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRAD ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110106.NCSTA.03/RAH