FNUS72 KCAE 091122 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C 304...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 722 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 09. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THIS MORNING DUE TO ENOUGH MIXING OVERNIGHT. SOME STRATUS CLOUDS ARE ADVANCING QUICKLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND MAY REACH THE SPOT LOCATION...BUT SHOULD SCATTER OUT BY THE TIME OF THE IGNITION. RH VALUES SHOULD NOT REACH CLOSE TO CRITICAL VALUES AND WINDS SHOULD BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY AND SHIFT MORE TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE MORNING. DISPERSION SHOULD BE RELATIVELY POOR OVERNIGHT WITH AN INVERSION SETTING UP BY 9 PM. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 50 51 52 53 52 50 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 69 73 76 78 80 81 81 RH..............68 61 53 48 47 44 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR..240 250 250 250 250 250 260 260 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.6 3.3 3.8 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 44 47 52 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 74 68 64 62 59 RH..............45 57 70 81 84 90 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3000 1300 900 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 10 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........54 54 52 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 60 72 79 RH..............90 81 55 44 20 FT WIND......S 1 SE 1 S 3G5 S 4G10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1200 2800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 SW 7 SW 10 SW 13 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.C304_.01/CAE