FNUS72 KCAE 021237 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 85...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 737 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 02. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT. WIND AROUND 10 AM WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT MAINLY SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. WIND WILL BE MAINLY SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. LINGERING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WIND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FOG TONIGHT. LIGHT FOG WILL PROBABLY BEGIN AROUND 800 PM...AND IT MAY BECOME DENSE LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........81 81 84 85 83 80 76 72 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............40 43 50 58 60 61 61 59 RH..............70 66 59 55 53 53 53 57 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW SW SW SW SW WSW 20 FT WIND DIR..180 200 220 230 230 230 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W NW TRANSP WIND SPD. 5 15 17 17 16 15 13 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 67 67 67 67 69 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............55 49 46 44 43 42 RH..............69 86 96 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 W 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 400 400 600 500 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........71 71 70 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 46 60 66 RH..............100 89 62 56 20 FT WIND......N 1 NW 2G5 SW 3G5 S 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 2200 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 E 7 SW 10 SW 10 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090102.COMP8.01/CAE