FNUS72 KRAH 071213
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NARROWS DAM...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
813 AM EDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED OFFSHORE AND A COLD FRONT
DRAPED ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL RESULT IN A WARM SW FLOW TODAY
ACROSS CENTRAL NC. SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL LIFT ONCE THE
TEMPERATURE REACHES THE LOWER 60S. INVERSION WILL RE-ESTABLISH
TONIGHT AT 8-9 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6-8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............23     17     17     31
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     65     71     74
RH..................57     41     32     28
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....       10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2200   3900   4800   5500
TRANSPORT WIND......W 13   SW 8   SW 10  SW 12

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FORECASTER...SHARP
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.NARRO.01/RAH