FNUS72 KRAH 051228 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDBERRY 4A...NCDA&CS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 828 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS OUR REGION ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 66 69 69 RH..................39 30 26 27 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4300 6100 6500 6500 TRANSPORT WIND......N 10 N 12 N 5 N 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............2 2 13 10 10 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................68 61 55 52 49 47 RH..................29 42 53 59 68 79 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5800 5800 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7400-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 23 40 48 48 70 WEATHER COV......... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................46 50 60 68 73 75 RH..................86 79 62 51 46 45 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 5100 7400 7400 7600 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 S 16 SW 17 SW 17 S 18 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...DAMIAN M SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.PONDB.01/RAH