FNUS72 KRAH 032134 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMASVILLE CH RD...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 534 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 EDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........90 AT IGNITION...MIN 71. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE... DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL 10-11 PM LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE. DEWPOINT............71. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. TIME (EDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............M 38 64 62 61 61 57 WEATHER COV.........M NONE NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE........M NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............M TEMP................M 89 83 79 76 75 73 DEWPOINT............M 70 71 72 72 71 72 RH..................M 54 67 79 87 88 97 20 FT WIND..........M S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....M 15 15 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......M S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....M 15 15 5 5 5 5 SURFACE WIND........M S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 SURFACE WND GST.....M 15 15 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............M 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADI.................M 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....M 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........M 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 91. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. DEWPOINT............72. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 51 50 49 48 50 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................72 74 81 86 89 90 DEWPOINT............72 73 73 72 72 72 RH..................100 97 76 63 57 56 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 10 SURFACE WIND........S 2 S 2 S 4 S 6 S 6 S 6 SURFACE WND GST..... 5 10 10 LVORI...............0 0 0 0 0 0 ADI.................0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFORAH REQUESTED BY...JASON HAYWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120803.THOMA.01/RAH