FNUS72 KRAH 191208
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATTAIL BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
808 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LEE SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NC PIEDMONT WILL STRENGTHEN
WITH THE APPROACH OF A DISTURBANCE IN NW FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS STRONG UPPER
RIDGE MIGRATES EASTWARD OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............52     56     60
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................90     93     94
RH..................52     44     41
20 FT WIND..........W 3    W 4    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........6300   6300   6300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   NW 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............66     68     71     76     79     75
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................92     95     93     92     91     72
RH..................46     49     53     54     54     100
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 2    W 1    W 1    SW 1   W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5
MIX HGT (FT)........1400   1400   300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7   NW 7   W 3    SW 2   SW 2   W 2

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FORECASTER...HARTFIELD
REQUESTED BY...JEFF GREENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110719.CATTA.01/RAH