010
FNUS72 KRAH 211002
FWSRAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD MINE BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
502 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
TODAY AND TONIGHT. MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW ON
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE
REGION FRIDAY NIGHT SETTING THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM
OVER THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 54 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 30 29 34 47 47 36 39 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 34 39 43 47 49 49 49 47
RH..............57 45 39 36 31 29 30 31 37
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 8 9 12 12 12 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.1 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 10 13 16 16 17 17 12
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............6 23 23 23 54 54 54 24 24
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 24.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10 DECREASING TO 7 OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........66 69 55 60 68 69 74 76 79 79 79 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 42 39 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 34 36
RH..............45 50 59 67 70 67 70 75 72 75 78 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............24 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BADGETT
REQUESTED BY...BART CAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600681.0/RAH
.DELDT 01/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.CAGLE@USDA.GOV
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