297  
FNUS72 KRAH 190729  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN RX...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
329 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 19.  
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 EXTEND OVER THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEAST STATES  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY  
CONDITIONS, WITH RH BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 30% EACH DAY. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT AT 5 TO 8 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1.  
ADI.................20 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 66 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 82 84 87 90 91 91 92  
RH..............60 53 46 40 34 32 31 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 10 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.8 3.7 4.6 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 9 10 10 10 12  
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............20 39 39 39 66 66 66 54  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5.  
ADI.................54 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 87 84 81 78 74 73 72 71 69 68 66  
RH..............34 36 41 47 52 59 64 68 71 76 78 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 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 SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 9 10 13 12 12 10 10 10 10  
LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
ADI.............54 54 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 87 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 11 14 13 9 13 6 3 6 12 10 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 69 70 74 80 84 87 91 92 92 93 92  
RH..............81 78 76 69 56 49 43 37 34 33 31 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.8 4.3 5.8 7.0 8.6 8.8 7.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 10  
LVORI...........5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 4 23 23 23 52 52 52 87 87 87 69  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...DANCO  
REQUESTED BY...DAWSON PURVIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613972.0/RAH  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAWSON.PURVIS@NCAGR.GOV  
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