FNUS72 KRAH 221330 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH HATCHERY...NC WRC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 830 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE HIGH FOR TODAY WILL OCCURR THIS MORNING WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO WITH TEMPERATURES INITIALLY FALLING BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN HOLDING STEADY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SLOW TO RISE...WITH THEM PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE THE NORTHEAST...STRONGEST THIS MORNING IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE MORNING AND WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............63 65 58 53 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 51 52 55 55 RH..................68 68 63 52 50 20 FT WIND..........W 4 N 6 N 6 N 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1300 2800 2800 4500 1100 TRANSPORT WIND......N 16 N 20 N 15 NW 13 NE 9 $$ FORECASTER...LOCKLEAR REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JORDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.FISHH.01/RAH