FNUS72 KRAH 181035
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORA MCDONALD...U S FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
635 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH RECORD (OR NEAR RECORD) HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER 80S...SUSTAINED WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15
MPH...AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 16
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............2   2   2   1   1   1   11  11  11
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................52  58  64  69  73  76  79  81  80
RH..................71  64  55  45  37  32  29  28  29
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.6 4.6 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....8   8   8   12  12  12  16  16  16

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.FLORA.01/RAH