FNUS72 KRAH 261108 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PEE DEE NWR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 708 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... BRINGING BREEZY AND WARM CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... USHERING IN A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR MASS. THE CHANCE OF FOG TONIGHT WILL BE VERY LOW... AS LESS HUMID AIR WILL BE ARRIVING VERY LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............54 58 64 64 62 57 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................60 67 74 79 81 82 RH..................88 70 59 53 49 48 20 FT WIND..........SW 8 SW 10 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 30 30 30 25 LVORI...............6 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................0 23 53 53 71 80 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 54 56 56 51 39 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................80 74 68 65 62 60 RH..................51 59 74 83 90 93 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 7 SW 6 SW 5 W 4 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 10 10 5 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 6 6 ADI.................80 24 24 8 6 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............38 44 49 51 51 54 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 60 68 73 76 78 RH..................94 94 67 52 45 41 20 FT WIND..........W 2 N 1 N 3 N 4 N 3 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............8 4 4 1 1 1 ADI.................2 6 6 46 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...DAVID PAFFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.PEEDE.01/RAH