FNUS72 KRAH 181231 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PEE DEE RX BURN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 831 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND CROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF FOG IS LOW TONIGHT BUT LOW STRATUS BASED AT 200-500 FEET IS LIKELY WITH AREAS OF RAIN. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 22 30 35 53 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 63 76 81 82 RH..................91 70 50 41 40 20 FT WIND..........E 0 SE 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 ADI.................6 6 51 63 63 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 17 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............78 96 97 99 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................79 73 71 69 68 67 RH..................48 64 71 76 81 84 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 2 NE 2 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................25 9 9 11 16 16 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 95 87 82 69 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................66 65 69 74 76 76 RH..................87 90 87 78 70 64 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 N 4 SE 4 S 5 SW 7 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 25 LVORI...............4 5 5 3 1 1 ADI.................12 8 8 39 57 57 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...DAVID PAFFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.PEEDE.01/RAH