FNUS72 KCAE 061044 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 61 62...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 544 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06. .DISCUSSION... LOW-MID LEVEL BROKEN CLOUDS OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. THESE WILL SCATTER OUT LATER ON THIS MORNING AS MIXING PICKS UP. THIN HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS MAY ALSO PASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. AS FOR WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS AT 5000 FEET WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LOWER LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON...KEEPING THE TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS UP. EXPECT GUSTS TO REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH. FOG COULD BE AN ISSUE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 17 21 23 22 21 20 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 63 67 70 72 74 74 73 RH..............59 50 43 39 37 35 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..210 210 220 220 220 220 220 210 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 18 20 18 17 14 12 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 16 18 19 19 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 62 57 55 52 50 RH..............42 56 69 74 83 89 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 4 SW 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 500 200 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 5 SW 2 SW 1 SW 0 SW 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........16 17 18 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 57 70 76 RH..............96 69 45 39 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 3G10 SW 6G15 S 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1200 3100 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 0 SW 3 SW 8 SW 9 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.COMP6.01/CAE