FNUS72 KRAH 210100 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKTOWN ROAD FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 800 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1937 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND A COLD FRONT TO OUR NORTH WILL RESULT IN S-SW WINDS OVERNIGHT AROUND 10 MPH. SW WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES WITH WIND SPEEDS 15-20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE FIRE ZONE AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO VEER TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER MONDAY AFTERNOON COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH READINGS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT. LVORI VALUES OF 3 MONDAY MORNING AND 2 TUESDAY MORNING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 60 65 71 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 47 45 44 RH..................19 36 51 68 20 FT WIND..........S 5G10 S 5G10 S 7G15 SW 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)........1400 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 12 SW 14 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL MID AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............71 45 38 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 53 67 73 RH..................79 71 49 39 20 FT WIND..........SW 8G15 SW 10G25 SW 13G30 SW 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1700 2900 4000 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 16 SW 25 W 27 W 27 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............47 64 81 86 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 63 60 57 RH..................47 58 65 71 20 FT WIND..........SW 7G20 SW 7G20 SW 7G20 SW 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)........1900 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 24 SW 16 NW 10 NW 12 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............69 59 49 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 56 60 61 RH..................74 60 41 33 20 FT WIND..........W 6G15 NW 10G15 NW 11G15 NW 10G15 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1000 1300 2800 TRANSPORT WIND......N 15 NNE 14 N 15 NE 17 $$ FORECASTER...SSHARP REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110220.PARKT.02/RAH