FNUS72 KRAH 240325 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TABOR CITY CHURCH RD...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 1025 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2149 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIPS OFFSHORE. THE OVERNIGHT SURFACE INVERSION SHOULD BREAK AROUND 10AM LOCAL TIME THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS INTO TENNESSEE. THIS WILL LIMIT STABILIZATION AND NOCTURNAL INVERSION DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT... WITH TRANSPORT WINDS REMAINING NEAR 20 MPH. STRONG WINDS AT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FORECAST AREA FRIDAY EVENING WITH A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 34 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................42 40 37 RH..................65 70 78 20 FT WIND..........E 3G5 SE 2G5 SE 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......E 7 SE 5 SE 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............50 60 74 77 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 45 59 66 RH..................79 65 49 46 20 FT WIND..........E 2G5 SE 5G10 S 6G15 S 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1300 3100 4000 TRANSPORT WIND......E 3 S 14 S 17 S 21 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............83 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 57 58 59 RH..................50 85 89 89 20 FT WIND..........S 6G15 S 7G15 S 9G20 S 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 1600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 16 S 18 S 21 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............84 85 86 65 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE WIDSPD S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 62 69 71 RH..................89 88 72 64 20 FT WIND..........S 11G30 SW 14G35 SW 14G35 SW 14G35 MIX HGT (FT)........600 1500 3000 6400 TRANSPORT WIND......S 19 SW 36 SW 44 WSW 38 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...GARY M CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110223.TABOR.01/RAH