FNUS72 KRAH 141048
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD MINE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
648 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

THE ARRIVAL OF DRIER AIR BEHIND A SECONDARY COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED
CENTRAL NC WED EVENING...AND FURTHER NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND
ASSOCIATED DRYING TODAY...SUGGEST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
ACROSS THE AREA AS A WHOLE WILL LIKELY DIP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-2300 FT
                    AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............4      1      5      11     14     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................29     28     35     43     48     49
RH..................76     76     47     30     23     21
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 5   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...STRICKLER
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.GOLDM.01/RAH