FNUS72 KRAH 131249 CCA FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP BUTNER PRESCRIBED BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 749 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY. SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO LIFT ONCE TEMPERATURES WARM TO 34-35 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MID AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 1 5 13 27 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................22 29 39 45 48 47 RH..................68 50 34 27 24 25 20 FT WIND..........N 0 NW 3 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 12 12 12 10 SURFACE WIND........N 0 NW 4 W 6 W 6 SW 6 SW 5 SURFACE WND GST.....5 8 10 10 10 10 ADI.................11 11 15 20 20 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 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 6 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 (%).............54 64 74 83 88 98 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 40 38 36 34 33 RH..................29 37 44 50 58 63 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 3 SW 3 SURFACE WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 ADI.................16 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...MARK BOST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.CAMPB.01/RAH