FNUS72 KCAE 211316 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-61...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 816 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. .DISCUSSION... NEW SHIFT ON. WANTED TO GIVE UPDATE IN REGARDS TO THE INVERSION BURNOFF THIS MORNING. MORNING SOUNDING AT 7 AM WAS SHOWING MAIN LOW LEVEL INVERSION EXTENDING UP TO AROUND 1800 FT. THAT SHOULD BURN OFF BY IGNITION TIME. SECOND MID LEVEL INVERSION BEGINS AROUND 3000 FT IS FORECAST BY MODEL SOUNDINGS TO RISE TO NEAR 4000 FT BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BELOW THIS INVERSION APPEAR TO BE SOUTHERLY...AND THEN TURN SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR THE INVERSION LEVEL. PREV DISC...NO FOG EXPECTED THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. LOWEST RH NEAR 16 PERCENT ABOUT 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NEAR DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN. STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY WEST 15-25 KNOTS WITH RHS AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT BY 4 PM. ACTION NOT WARRANTED AT THIS TIME FOR SUNDAY BUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 7 11 13 14 17 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 48 52 57 59 61 61 60 RH..............37 29 25 20 18 18 19 22 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR..160 160 180 190 190 200 200 190 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 9 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 9 10 12 13 13 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 24 40 50 53 54 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............57 49 45 42 40 37 RH..............27 44 55 62 67 75 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 300 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 6 S 3 SW 2 SW 5 SW 3 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........52 41 9 4 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 41 48 52 RH..............75 59 35 27 20 FT WIND......W 5G10 W 13G25 W 14G30 W 14G25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 3600 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 W 21 W 26 W 30 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...KOLNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090221.C61__.01/CAE