FNUS72 KCAE 071059 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 52...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 559 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07. .DISCUSSION... SIMILAR FORECAST SITUATION FOR CLOUDS THIS MORNING AS YESTERDAY. AREA OF BROKEN LOW CLOUDS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD MAKE IT INTO THE BURN SITE AROUND 9AM BEFORE SCATTERING OUT BY 10 AM WITH INCREASED MIXING. FOG/STRATUS POTENTIAL WILL BE GREATER SUNDAY MORNING AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE HIGHER AND WINDS A LITTLE LIGHTER. EVEN THOUGH THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE MORE WIDESPREAD STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN 3-5 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AS FOR THE DISPERSION INDEX...THATS DUE TO HOW THE WINDS IN EACH ZONE GROUP GET AVERAGED TOGETHER. THAT PARTICULAR GROUPING APPARENTLY HAD WINDS AVERAGING 3-4 MPH LATE TONIGHT...WHICH THE FORMATTER SHOWS POOR DISPERSION FOR. OTHER GROUPINGS HAVE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...WHICH GIVES THE FAIR WORDING. WINDS FOR BARNWELL AND AIKEN COUNTIES OVERNIGHT WILL PROBABLY BE FAIR EARLY ON...BEFORE TURNING POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 15 18 18 18 17 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 70 74 76 77 78 79 77 RH..............60 49 41 37 35 33 32 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 220 220 220 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 15 15 16 15 13 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 14 15 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 63 57 56 53 51 RH..............40 60 75 77 86 93 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1300 700 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 6 SW 7 S 7 S 7 SW 7 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........22 24 27 31 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 60 74 80 RH..............96 72 44 36 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 2G10 SW 6G15 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1800 3800 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 14 W 22 W 21 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.COMP5.01/CAE