FNUS72 KRAH 141145
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOVE FIELDS...U S FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
645 AM EST TUE FEB 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

WEAK UPPER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TODAY WITH TRACE OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
SOME GUSTS TO 17 MPH BY LATE MORNING... CONTINUING TO ABOUT 6 PM.
GUSTS IN A MATURE PINE FOREST AWAY FROM MEADOWS LIKELY BELOW 18 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SLEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS APPROACHING 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT
                    AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............98     90     85     79
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................43     47     49     50
RH..................57     53     51     51
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     17     17

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FORECASTER...HUMBLE
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120214.DOVEF.01/RAH