FNUS72 KCAE 211153
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02 21...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
653 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
.DISCUSSION...
NO FOG EXPECTED THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY.
LOWEST RH AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT ABOUT 330 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 REQUIRED AT THIS TIME FOR SUNDAY BUT CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1   3   5   7   11  13  16  23  26  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............26  33  39  44  48  52  54  56  56  55
RH..............60  49  40  33  27  23  21  20  21  24
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND DIR..190 180 180 190 200 210 210 210 210 200
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   8   9   10  12  13  14  14  15

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     33     52     59     65     77
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............53     47     44     42     41     39
RH..............28     43     53     62     65     70
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 4    S 4    SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   300    300    300    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 8    S 6    SW 5   SW 6   SW 3

.SUNDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........61        42        16        9
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        42        48        51
RH..............70        57        35        28
20 FT WIND......W 5G10    W 9G20    W 13G25   W 13G25
MIX HGT (FT)....200       1000      4600      5100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3      W 20      W 23      W 25

$$
FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090221.CSNWR.01/CAE