FNUS72 KRAH 151035
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATTAIL BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
635 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORE CONSISENT WINDS THAN THURSDAY FORECAST FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
BELOW 2500 FEET UNTIL ABOUT 1030 AM THEN STEADILY RISING TO ABOVE 5000
FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS SPREADING OVER THE AREA
TODAY WITH A VERY FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............28     28     42     67     67
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................57     65     70     73     73
RH..................65     51     44     39     40
20 FT WIND..........SE 6   SE 6   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........2200   2200   4900   5400   5400
TRANSPORT WIND......SE 17  SE 17  SE 17  SE 21  SE 21

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FORECASTER...HUMBLE
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.CATTA.01/RAH