301  
FNUS72 KRAH 161412  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LILES...NCFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
912 AM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.  
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 SETTLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT  
OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.  
RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12  
MPH THROUGH EARLY TO MID-AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................16 TO 47.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 68 61 37 17 20 16 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 50 52 54 55 55 55 54  
RH..............83 77 71 64 61 64 64 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 8 7 6 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 20 17 15 12 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 17 15 14 13 10 8  
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2  
ADI.............45 45 45 47 47 47 16 16  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER  
3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6  
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................2 TO 16.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........8 DECREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........18 24 15 13 14 20 20 24 25 31 38 44  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 49 47 45 43 42 41 40 39 39 38 36  
RH..............74 80 83 89 93 93 96 96 96 96 96 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E N N SE S S S S N S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6  
LVORI...........2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9  
ADI.............16 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.  
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................3 TO 41.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........4 DECREASING TO 2.17 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 2.86 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 5 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 7 INCREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........55 55 55 52 44 39 36 44 46 47 48 45  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 36 40 43 47 52 56 61 62 63 64 62  
RH..............100 96 89 86 83 74 64 53 50 48 45 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 2 3 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 7 7 9 10 12 13 15 15 14  
LVORI...........9 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............3 6 6 6 16 16 16 41 41 41 36 36  
VISIBILITY (SM).4 2.2 2.9 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...BRANDON VAN BUREN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602815.0/RAH  
.DELDT 02/16/26  
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