FNUS72 KCAE 061144 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 06...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 644 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 ARE EXPECTED TO SCATTER OUT LATER ON THIS MORNING AS LOW LEVEL 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 AT OR JUST BELOW 20 MPH. WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...FOG COULD BECOME AN ISSUE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT WILL SETUP AS LOW LEVEL STRATUS OR FOG THOUGH. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........27 19 15 17 21 23 22 21 20 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 50 56 60 64 67 69 71 71 70 RH..............76 63 57 51 46 42 39 36 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 14 17 21 23 22 20 17 14 .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............67 60 56 53 51 49 RH..............43 55 64 71 77 83 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 400 300 500 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 6 SW 3 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........16 17 18 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 58 72 78 RH..............89 67 46 39 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 4G15 SW 5G15 SW 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1100 3000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 1 SW 5 SW 9 SW 10 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.CSNWR.01/CAE