073
FNUS72 KRAH 051656
FWSRAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCUS JAMES FIRE...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1256 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD
A LEE SURFACE TROUGH THAT WILL REMAIN OVER THE PIEDMONT OF THE
SOUTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS THROUGH TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........96 AT FORECAST START...MAX 99.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 29 35 37 37
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............96 97 97 98 95
RH..............43 40 40 38 42
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 77.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 45 50 52 42 41 43 41 36 40 42 47
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............95 93 89 85 83 81 80 80 79 78 78 78
RH..............42 44 54 65 70 77 79 79 85 88 88 88
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 98.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 34 34 30 30 33 40 59 62 61 62 65
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............77 78 80 84 88 91 94 96 96 97 95 94
RH..............90 88 79 72 61 56 51 46 46 45 48 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 16 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...STRICKLER
REQUESTED BY...DAN FEOLA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616808.0/RAH
.DELDT 07/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAN.FEOLA@NCAGR.GOV
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