371  
FNUS72 KRAH 231226  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWDER RX...NC FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
826 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MILD AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CAROLINAS TODAY.  
STRONGER AND COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST  
AND NORTH FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.  
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT NORTHWEST THIS MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO  
23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 104 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 57 63 67 70 72 72 73 72  
RH..............56 37 29 25 23 22 23 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 7 8 8 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 16 17 22 23 24 25 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.5 2.8 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.6 7.0 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 10 14 18 21 23 23 22 20  
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............9 9 83 83 83 104 104 104 48  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.  
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................48 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 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 (%).........2 20 46 47 37 33 32 20 23 21 19 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 63 57 56 54 51 51 50 47 44 43 42  
RH..............27 34 42 49 53 60 59 61 68 74 76 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 9 10  
LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............48 48 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.  
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57 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 (%).........12 7 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 41 41 48 54 60 62 65 67 67 67 67  
RH..............79 77 76 59 48 39 35 30 27 26 26 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 10  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 5 16 16 16 53 53 53 57 57 57 36  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...STRICKLER  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HAWLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524312.0/RAH  
.DELDT 10/23/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHUA.HAWLEY@NCAGR.GOV  
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