FNUS72 KRAH 131248 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR ELLERBE TOWER BURN...NCWRC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 748 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 (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 3 9 23 35 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................20 28 38 45 49 48 RH..................71 58 41 31 26 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 0 NW 1 W 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 12 12 SURFACE WIND........NW 0 NW 1 W 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SURFACE WND GST.....5 5 7 8 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 2 2 ADI.................10 10 5 7 7 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 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 (%).............56 63 69 75 80 96 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 41 39 37 35 34 RH..................29 38 43 49 55 62 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 SURFACE WIND........SW 4 S 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SURFACE WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................13 3 3 3 4 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JORDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.ELLER.01/RAH