FNUS72 KRAH 081149
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
749 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT WILL DRIFT
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE COULD TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES...MAINLY AFTER 3 PM. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND A
FEW STORMS MAY AFFECT THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............63     63     63
WEATHER COV.........       CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................72     76     79
RH..................46     43     42
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........4400   5800   6200
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 10  SW 11  SW 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............63        60        58        61
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE
TEMP................78        69        65        61
RH..................45        64        73        82
20 FT WIND..........SW 2G5    SW 2      W 2       W 1
MIX HGT (FT)........1700      800       300       300
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 5      SW 3      W 3       W 2

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 4800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 2 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 9 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).............64        69        75        75
WEATHER COV.........                              S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
TEMP................59        63        72        76
RH..................88        78        60        54
20 FT WIND..........N 1       NE 3G5    NE 2      SE 2
MIX HGT (FT)........300       1600      3700      4800
TRANSPORT WIND......N 2       NW 12     NW 9      W 15

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FORECASTER...SHARP
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY CALLICUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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