458  
FNUS72 KRAH 220929  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFER...NC FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
529 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA TODAY WILL MOVE SOUTH  
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL THEN EXTEND SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS  
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK BRINGING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE  
AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................14 TO 24.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........9.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........73 70 59 59 64 64 64 75  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 30 40 40 50 50  
TEMP............77 79 83 85 86 85 84 82  
RH..............87 82 72 65 63 65 67 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 8 10 10 10 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 9 10 10 12 12  
LVORI...........5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............14 24 24 24 24 24 24 18  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7  
MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................9 TO 18.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.67 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........7 DECREASING TO 5, THEN INCREASING TO 6 EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........71 74 82 84 86 90 91 91 92 94 96 96  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY LKY DEF LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 80 70 60 60 60 50 40 30 30 30  
TEMP............80 76 72 70 70 70 68 68 67 67 67 67  
RH..............77 87 97 100 97 100 100 100 100 100 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 15 14 13 10 9 9 9 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 14 15 14 14 14 13 14 15 16  
LVORI...........3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6  
ADI.............18 18 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6  
 

 
FORECASTER...BLAES  
REQUESTED BY...MATT GARNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622283.0/RAH  
.DELDT 09/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATT.GARNER@NCAGR.GOV  
 
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