FNUS72 KRAH 171328
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS MILL POND...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
828 AM EST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WIND UNDER 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE MOSTLY THROUGH 11 AM. AFTER
11 AM...WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP WITH WARMING AND SHOW GUSTS TO
15 TO 20 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH...IN THE
40S PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SEE TABLE BELOW.
SLOPE/VALLEY........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    BY 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3300
                    FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 25 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............63     59     58     58
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................53     61     67     69
RH..................69     59     51     49
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1200   5800   5800   5800
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 16  SW 23  SW 25  SW 25

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FORECASTER...FIGURSKEY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.LEWIS.01/RAH