FNUS72 KRAH 042331 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR LOW WATER TRACT...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 631 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND LIGHTER TONIGHT...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY TO THE NORTH MONDAY MORNING...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20-25MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST IN THE MORNING...TO 30-35 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHIFT SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1000AM AND NOON. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING...BUT MOSTLY NORTH OF US HWY 64. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............19 25 37 38 43 65 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 44 41 39 37 36 RH..................35 38 44 52 59 64 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 5 W 3 SW 2 SW 2 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................36 2 4 4 1 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 72 56 46 35 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 42 50 53 53 50 RH..................69 57 46 38 33 32 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SW 7 W 9 W 10 NW 11 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............4 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................0 8 96 96 93 61 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...JASON HAYWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.LOWWA.01/RAH