FNUS72 KRAH 251523
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RITCHIE...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1123 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

LOOKS LIKE BORDERLINE (LOW-END) CAT 2 CONDITIONS TOMORROW. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL MAX OUT AROUND 12-13 KTS STARTING EARLY AFTERNOON AND
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 2800 FT AGL. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH
GIVEN THE FORECAST DATA WE HAVE NOW. FEEL FREE TO CALL WITH ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500-2800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............14     19     23     30     35     44
WEATHER COV.........PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................56     55     62     69     72     73
RH..................85     91     77     64     58     57
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   N 3    NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5             10     10     15
LVORI...............5      5      5      3      1      1
ADI.................3      3      3      16     31     31

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FORECASTER...HARTFIELD
REQUESTED BY...DEREK WARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121026.RITCH.01/RAH