FNUS72 KRAH 111257 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MONTGOMERY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 857 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. TEMPERATURE.........90 AT IGNITION...MAX 94. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............91 79 67 67 64 58 52 49 50 50 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH TEMP................76 79 82 85 88 90 92 92 92 92 RH..................71 64 57 50 43 38 35 34 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S 20 FT WIND SPD......1 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110811.WESTM.01/RAH