FNUS72 KRAH 141256
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORA MCDONALD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
856 AM EDT MON MAR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE MIDDLE
ATLANTIC REGION TODAY...AND LINGER INTO TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF TODAY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY INTO TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............54     54     64     66     66
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................48     53     57     59     60
RH..................65     56     48     46     46
20 FT WIND..........NE 6   NE 6   NE 7   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........2000   2000   3000   3200   3200
TRANSPORT WIND......E 13   E 13   E 12   E 12   E 12

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FORECASTER...ROUSSY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110314.FLORA.01/RAH