FNUS72 KCAE 221237
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 82...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
737 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 22.
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND FRIDAY
WITH WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. RHS MAY REACH 22 PERCENT AT 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAINLY 25 PERCENT OR HIGHER.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............41  46  50  52  54  54  52
RH..............33  28  25  26  24  25  29
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR..250 250 250 240 230 220 210
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   6   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  15  15  15  14  12  10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     39     35     32     30     29
RH..............37     57     66     78     85     88
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    SW 2   SW 2   W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   600    200    100    100    100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9   SW 7   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 3

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........0         11        44        48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............27        35        55        65
RH..............96        89        51        34
20 FT WIND......W 2G5     SW 4G5    SW 6G15   SW 8G15
MIX HGT (FT)....100       1300      2400      2800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5      W 12      W 17      W 20

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...DEMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090122.COMP8.01/CAE