FNUS72 KRAH 241308 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CARRIKER RD...NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 808 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL NC TODAY. WESTERLY FLOW IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS WILL SPREAD HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY WITH CLOUDS SLOWLY DEPARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM VENTILATION RATES THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 22000. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............89 75 68 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 40 45 46 RH..................46 38 34 36 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 1700 2100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 10 S 10 SE 9 SE 9 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JORDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110124.CARRI.01/RAH