FNUS72 KCAE 171157 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 86...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 657 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. RHS GET DOWN AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT WINDS ARE ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. A WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD SHOWERS OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY. RHS INCREASE 80 PERCENT TONIGHT AND 60 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. WINDS INCREASE ALSO WEDNESDAY TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........1 3 5 5 8 11 11 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 47 51 55 57 58 58 57 RH..............41 32 27 22 20 19 21 25 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND DIR..070 090 110 120 130 140 140 140 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.6 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.9 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 21 47 69 77 87 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 50 47 45 43 42 RH..............34 54 63 70 76 79 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 600 600 600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 46 55 60 RH..............82 76 69 69 20 FT WIND......S 4G10 SW 6G15 SW 10G20 SW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 1700 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 18 SW 25 SW 31 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.COMP8.01/CAE