411  
FNUS72 KRAH 241312  
FWSRAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUTAFF...NC FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
812 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THIS NWS OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTO THE AREA TODAY, THEN PUSH EAST AND  
OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TONIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM AND AREA OF  
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................18 TO 56.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 12 19 25 33 32 44 41 35  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 36 39 42 45 47 48 48 48  
RH..............43 36 32 29 25 23 23 24 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15  
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............18 46 46 46 56 56 56 42 42  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................5 TO 42.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 45 72 67 68 84 87 92 91 92 87 95  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 42 41 40 40 38 40 41 41 42 41 42  
RH..............31 36 39 42 46 52 48 48 48 44 46 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 20  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............42 5 5 5 11 11 11 12 12 12 17 17  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................17 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 61 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
VISIBILITY..........10 DECREASING TO 7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 94 87 87 85 83 80 78 77 76 75 77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 42 43 45 49 52 55 58 59 61 62 61  
RH..............44 48 49 47 42 41 38 36 37 36 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 13 13 14 13 14 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 22 25 28 26 26 25 26 28 23 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 20 23 26 28 26 25 25 25 25 24  
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............17 38 38 38 59 59 59 61 61 61 53 53  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...HARTFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...GARY MCLENDON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603732.0/RAH  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY.MCLENDON@NCAGR.GOV  
 
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