FNUS72 KRAH 131347 FWSRAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTON...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 847 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY. SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO LIFT ONCE TEMPERATURES WARM TO 34-35 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............2 7 22 31 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................22 32 41 47 49 RH..................68 50 38 32 30 20 FT WIND..........W 0 W 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 7 8 8 9 SURFACE WIND........W 0 W 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 SURFACE WND GST.....5 6 7 8 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............61 68 73 78 83 97 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 40 38 36 34 33 RH..................36 44 50 56 61 69 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 SURFACE WIND........S 4 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 SURFACE WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 96 91 89 83 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 33 41 47 51 52 RH..................77 81 65 56 50 52 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 20 20 20 SURFACE WIND........SW 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 9 SW 10 S 9 SURFACE WND GST.....5 10 15 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 20 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...JEREMY CALLICUTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.CANTO.01/RAH