FNUS72 KRAH 101211 AAA FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK B SOUTH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC 811 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL HOLD JUST TO OUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST... STRETCHED ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THROUGH THURSDAY... AS HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKING ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY... THEN AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING WET WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TRANSPORT WINDS AT 900 AM LT WILL BE NORTHEAST (FROM 060 TO 080 DEGREES) AT 5-8 KTS THEN WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT FROM THE SE (FROM 120 TO 150 DEGREES) AT 4-8 KTS BY 12 NOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............43 43 69 70 70 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................66 73 78 80 81 RH..................68 54 47 47 49 20 FT WIND..........E 1 E 1 SE 3 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 2600 3800 4800 4800 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 10 NE 10 E 8 E 6 E 6 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JORDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.BLOCK.01/RAH