FNUS72 KRAH 201347 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR QUICK PLACE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 847 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EXPECT WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH AT PROPOSED IGNITION TIME. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT 900 AM...INCREASING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL BY IGNITION...FURTHER INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AT PEAK HEATING...THEN RAPIDLY DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL AN HOUR BEFORE SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....INITIALLY WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............3 6 10 12 14 15 19 25 32 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 34 38 41 44 46 47 48 49 47 RH..................45 43 37 32 28 26 24 24 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...VINCENT REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130220.QUICK.01/RAH