FNUS72 KCAE 271255 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C304...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 755 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. .DISCUSSION... A SOUTH FLOW WILL OCCUR TODAY BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. SHOWERS MAY OCCUR AFTER 1100 AM...BUT THE RAIN WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 300 PM. THERE MAY BE WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. POOR DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT IN RAIN. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 72 75 78 81 85 88 92 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 61 63 65 66 67 68 69 68 RH..............72 65 59 55 56 54 53 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 190 200 200 200 200 190 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.26 30 30 29 26 24 22 20 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 97 98 99 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 62 59 57 56 55 RH..............58 68 79 87 89 94 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 E 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1000 900 700 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 SW 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 56 61 64 RH..............96 88 76 66 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 5G10 S 6G10 S 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1500 2100 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 17 SE 20 S 21 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090227.C304_.01/CAE