FNUS72 KRAH 081235 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR COSTNER BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 735 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH LATE. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............73 74 75 76 77 79 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 58 65 69 72 71 RH..................92 73 60 54 49 49 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 25 15 SURFACE WIND........S 5 S 7 S 9 S 11 S 12 S 10 SURFACE WND GST.....15 15 20 25 25 15 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 85 99 98 98 99 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 64 62 61 60 59 RH..................52 63 69 72 75 78 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 15 15 SURFACE WIND........S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 SW 8 W 7 SURFACE WND GST.....15 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 99 85 WEATHER COV.........OCNL OCNL LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 59 57 63 61 58 RH..................86 83 86 64 62 62 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 SURFACE WIND........NW 6 NW 6 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 8 SURFACE WND GST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 4 3 3 1 2 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE PERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.COSTN.01/RAH