FNUS72 KRAH 291356 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 856 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TRANSPORT WARM MOIST AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL RESULT IN A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE BOUNDARY WILL USHER IN MUCH WARMER AND DRIER AIR RESULTING IN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 08 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 MPH. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............88 90 92 92 90 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................51 53 63 64 64 RH..................81 80 80 76 72 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...PETRO REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120229.WOLFD.01/RAH