FNUS72 KRAH 231608 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR RITCHIE BURN...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1108 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON NOVEMBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 1200 TO 1600 FT AGL DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 250 TO 500 FT AN HOUR BEFORE SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 22 31 38 42 42 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 60 62 63 64 63 59 RH..................40 37 34 34 34 37 44 20 FT WIND DIR......W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............46 46 43 35 25 16 0 0 0 2 2 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 50 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 RH..................57 63 69 73 76 79 79 76 73 70 67 65 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 36 39 42 43 42 RH..................61 58 49 38 34 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...KEITH MONEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121123.RITCH.01/RAH