FNUS72 KRAH 131521
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARTIE...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1021 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING TO
                    3100 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 300 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............7      14     21     34
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................36     41     46     48
RH..................64     42     30     27
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   W 5    SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....8      9      9      10
SURFACE WIND........SW 4   W 6    SW 6   SW 7
SURFACE WND GST.....7      9      9      10
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............60     71     77     84     88     98
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................44     40     38     36     34     33
RH..................32     40     45     50     54     61
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 1   SW 1   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
SURFACE WIND........SW 4   SW 1   SW 1   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
SURFACE WND GST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SHARP
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER ROACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120213.ARTIE.01/RAH