FNUS72 KRAH 101608 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR KHAN PERKINS...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1108 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN BY 6 PM. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL BY MID AFFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW (220 DEGREES) AT 14 MPH....BECOMING SOUTH AT 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............75 79 88 91 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 52 56 55 RH..................55 50 47 53 20 FT WIND..........S 4 SW 5 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 LVORI...............3 1 1 2 ADI.................7 35 35 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............97 100 99 98 95 81 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 51 50 49 48 47 RH..................59 74 80 83 86 89 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 2 SE 2 SW 2 W 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 LVORI...............2 3 5 5 6 6 ADI.................13 3 2 2 3 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 33 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............67 62 54 46 45 32 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 46 49 52 54 49 RH..................89 83 66 50 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 10 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 25 35 LVORI...............6 4 2 2 1 1 ADI.................5 7 21 21 66 72 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120210.KHANP.01/RAH