683  
FNUS72 KRAH 071157  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 12JK...NCWRC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
757 AM EDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 07.  
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 BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH  
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE THIS WEEK, MOVING THROUGH  
FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY COOL HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WINDS  
WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 MPH TODAY, WITH RH LEVELS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON  
AROUND 5200 FT AGL.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 54 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 36 26 37 37 52 68 73 80 82  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............60 64 68 72 75 77 78 79 80 80  
RH..............81 73 63 53 46 45 43 44 41 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 8 9 10 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.5 3.3 4.3 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.3 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE W W SW W SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 5 5 7 8 10 10 10  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............8 8 8 15 15 15 54 54 54 22  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................2 TO 22.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........80 85 79 62 73 72 79 77 87 88 90 88  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............79 77 73 70 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 62  
RH..............44 48 57 63 70 73 78 81 84 84 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 5 5 5  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7  
ADI.............22 22 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 TO 31.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 78 73 75 48 38 35 51 66 56 46 36  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 20 20 20 40  
TEMP............61 62 64 68 72 75 77 79 80 81 82 82  
RH..............93 90 84 78 68 62 60 56 56 54 51 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.7 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 9 8 8 8  
LVORI...........7 7 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............2 2 10 10 10 31 31 31 31 31 31 29  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...KREN  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID MATTOCKS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513329.0/RAH  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.MATTOCKS@NCWILDLIFE.GOV  
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