FNUS72 KRAH 251241
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSELL MINE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
841 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING
                    (30-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND
                    6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 9 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............24     50     40     40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................46     52     56     59
RH..................58     46     40     36
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   E 5    E 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........3400   4200   4200   4600
TRANSPORT WIND......NE 8   E 8    E 8    SW 9

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FORECASTER...DUNSTAN
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.RUSSE.01/RAH