FNUS72 KRAH 211100 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PEE DEE RX 03 21 2011...USFWS-PEE DEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 700 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............95 95 57 57 57 30 30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................57 61 64 67 69 71 71 72 RH..................69 65 60 56 53 49 48 46 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.6 1.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....20 20 24 24 24 22 22 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). VERY PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............29 29 29 39 39 39 31 31 31 32 32 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................71 69 65 63 62 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 RH..................48 51 58 62 65 69 71 73 75 77 78 80 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.8 2.8 2.8 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 W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 24 24 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BLAES REQUESTED BY...DAVE PAFFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.PEEDE.01/RAH