FNUS72 KCAE 031419
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
919 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 03.
.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE REGION TODAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AROUND NOON.
THE AIR MASS APPEARS TOO DRY FOR FOG TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37  41  43  46  48  49  49  45
RH..............35  26  23  20  17  17  17  20
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND DIR..030 020 020 010 010 350 350 000
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  12  9   9   9   8   8   8

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      5      29     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     35     32     29     28     26
RH..............25     36     43     51     53     60
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   E 2    E 1    E 1    N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   800    500    600    500    400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7    N 7    E 6    E 6    SE 6   E 6

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........54        47        33        21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............24        35        50        57
RH..............68        49        27        19
20 FT WIND......NE 0      E 2G5     SE 3G5    S 4G10
MIX HGT (FT)....800       2000      3300      4100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6       E 6       SE 5      S 7

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...DEMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.CAPS_.01/CAE