FNUS72 KRAH 021040 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR 24-27 SOUTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 640 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........84 AT IGNITION...MAX 93. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 45 53 45 41 43 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC TEMP................70 73 81 87 91 91 RH..................100 96 73 57 49 47 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 LVORI...............9 4 4 1 1 1 ADI.................2 7 7 37 47 47 $$ FORECASTER...BLAES REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120802.2427S.01/RAH