FNUS72 KRAH 021306 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGERS CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 806 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY. A DRY BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS FROM WSW TODAY WILL SHIFT AROUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TO NORTH THEN NORTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............4 6 6 7 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................36 53 61 65 63 RH..................64 36 29 27 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1900 4600 4600 5400 1700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 W 12 W 12 NW 10 NW 8 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110302.BRIDG.01/RAH