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FNUS72 KRAH 061251
FWSRAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS 12...NC STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
851 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW, BETWEEN AN UPPER TROUGH WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS AND A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST, WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 51 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.20 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........7 INCREASING TO 9 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 33 39 44 47 45 54 60 72 76 67
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 20 40 40 30 20
TEMP............75 77 79 82 84 86 88 88 87 86 86
RH..............97 94 88 82 74 68 63 63 63 65 68
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 7 7 3 3 3 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........8 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 3
ADI.............3 21 21 21 40 40 40 51 51 51 24
VISIBILITY (SM).7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 TO 24.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........8.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........66 64 67 56 45 35 30 25 20 25 29 34
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 82 80 79 78 77 76 76 75 75 75 75
RH..............67 74 79 82 85 87 90 90 94 94 94 94
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
ADI.............24 24 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........6 INCREASING TO 9 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 48 55 54 54 53 52 50 48 45 59 42
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 20
TEMP............75 75 76 79 83 86 87 90 91 91 92 90
RH..............94 94 94 88 77 70 68 60 58 58 54 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 7 8 9 9 12 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.6 3.0 3.7 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 10 10 12 13
LVORI...........6 6 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 3 18 18 18 45 45 45 45 45 45 37
VISIBILITY (SM).8 7 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...GREEN
REQUESTED BY...FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 08/06/26
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