FNUS72 KRAH 161422 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DURC-78 LONGLEAF...DUKE FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 922 AM EST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOTHING TO ADD TO THE FORECAST BELOW. ANY CONCERNS... PLEASE CALL. RON HUMBLE .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............29 29 20 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 56 59 58 RH..................41 34 34 39 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4600 4600 5000 1500 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 S 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............10 21 21 31 50 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 51 48 47 44 43 RH..................43 56 63 66 74 77 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 $$ FORECASTER...HUMBLE REQUESTED BY...M E BURKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110216.DURC7.01/RAH