FNUS72 KCAE 071206 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 07...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 706 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 SHOULD REMAIN OFF TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING...WITH SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS BEING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 3KFT. SOME HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS COULD ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE SITE FROM THE UPSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 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. SURFACE WIND THIS MORNING SHOULD START OFF LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...AND THEN TURN MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ONCE LOW LEVEL MIXING PICKS UP BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM. DISPERSION INDEX OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM FAIR...AROUND 5 MPH FROM SUNSET THROUGH MIDNIGHT PM...THEN POSSIBLY DROPPING INTO THE POOR RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DROP BELOW 5 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 8 11 15 18 18 18 17 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 57 63 69 73 76 77 78 79 77 RH..............83 72 60 49 43 39 37 36 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..170 180 190 230 230 230 230 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 15 15 15 14 15 16 16 14 .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............75 64 58 56 54 52 RH..............40 60 72 77 80 86 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1400 700 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........22 24 27 32 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 61 74 81 RH..............89 70 44 33 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 SW 5G15 SW 8G20 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1800 3600 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 21 W 26 W 24 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.CSNWR.01/CAE