915  
FNUS72 KRAH 291228  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTERWOOD RX...NC FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
828 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MIGRATE ACROSS AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST  
THROUGH MID WEEK, THEN EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CAROLINAS  
THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE 9 MPH OR GREATER FOR MORE THAN  
JUST A BRIEF TIME TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 4 5 5 13 20 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............75 79 81 82 83 83 82  
RH..............54 45 41 40 37 37 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.7 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 7 7 6 6  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO  
6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 17 13 11 10 9 10 12 13 12 12 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............80 77 72 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60  
RH..............42 48 59 68 70 73 75 78 81 81 84 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E NE E NE E E NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NE NE NE NE E E SE S W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 1 1 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...HARTFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON OUTEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622742.0/RAH  
.DELDT 09/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRANDON.OUTEN@NCAGR.GOV  
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