FNUS72 KRAH 121401 AAA
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR YATES PLACE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1001 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION:

SPOT FORECAST UPDATED TO REFLECT LOWER WIND GUST POTENTIAL. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR MORE FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN IN THE TRIAD AND NORTHERN
PIEDMONT. INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM THE WEST SHOULD LIMIT INSOLATION
TO SOME DEGREE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...AND ONLY SPORADIC
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  THE WIND DIRECTION COULD VARY BETWEEN
180 AND 220 DEGREES TODAY...BUT SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN SOUTH OR SSW.
GIVEN THE RELATIVELY WEAK MSLP PATTERN...THE WIND DIRECTION COULD
BE AFFECTED BY LOCAL FEATURES...SUCH AS TERRAIN OR ANY NEARBY BODIES OF
WATER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH OR SSW 7 TO 10 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............57  60  61  64  70  73  75  80  82
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................45  51  56  59  61  63  65  66  66
RH..................82  68  62  57  57  56  52  50  50
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......2   4   5   6   7   7   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

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FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.YATES.01/RAH