FNUS72 KRAH 301936 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD TRACKS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 336 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 EDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........89 AT IGNITION...MAX 90. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............42 41 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................88 88 RH..................57 56 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 LVORI...............2 2 ADI.................29 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............41 40 36 31 27 28 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................87 81 77 74 73 71 RH..................58 72 81 86 89 91 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 6 7 7 ADI.................25 3 3 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 30 38 49 57 59 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................70 72 79 84 87 88 RH..................95 94 79 65 56 54 20 FT WIND..........N 1 NW 0 NW 1 W 1 SW 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............10 5 5 3 2 2 ADI.................1 1 1 14 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HARTFIELD REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120730.RAILR.02/RAH