FNUS72 KRAH 211210
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NCFS RATLIFF...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
810 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT AROUND 10 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND BRISK WINDS
SHOULD BE A CONCERN FOR FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTH WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............52  52  52  30  30  30
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................65  68  70  72  72  73
RH..................58  54  51  48  47  46
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......10  12  13  14  14  13
20 FT WIND GUST.....20  20  20  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
MIX HGT (KFT).......3.0 3.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....22  22  22  8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   7

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FORECASTER...BLAES
REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE PERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110321.NCFSR.01/RAH