FNUS72 KRAH 191128 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PDNWR RX 04 19 2011...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 728 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CROSSING CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. A LIGHT BREEZE SHOULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT WHICH WOULD HELP INHIBIT FOG FORMATION AND RESULT IN MORE LOW STRATUS. HOWEVER...IF WINDS DECREASE MORE THAN ANTICIPATED...FOG COULD FORM AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............34 34 29 29 29 30 30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................68 73 77 80 82 84 85 85 RH..................56 48 42 37 33 31 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.1 2.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....21 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............31 31 31 35 35 35 48 48 48 87 87 87 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................83 81 77 74 72 70 69 68 66 65 64 63 RH..................34 38 45 51 57 61 65 68 73 75 78 80 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 23 23 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 $$ FORECASTER...ROUSSY REQUESTED BY...DAVID PAFFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110419.PDNWR.01/RAH