FNUS72 KCAE 081133 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 08...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 733 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 08. .DISCUSSION... FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THIS MORNING OTHER THAN MAYBE A FEW PATCHES OF FOG IN LOW LYING AREAS OR NEAR WATER. STRONGER WINDS IN LOWER LEVELS WILL BEGIN MIXING A LITTLE AFTER SUNRISE. LOCAL RADAR WIND PROFILES SHOWING WINDS OF 25-30 MPH 1000 FEET ALOFT...WITH 40-45 MPH 3000 FEET UP. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL INCREASE TRANSPORT WINDS...AND SURFACE WINDS/GUSTS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 BY THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 20-25 MPH BECOMING POSSIBLE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........10 10 15 17 17 17 18 19 22 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 62 67 71 75 78 79 81 81 RH..............83 74 60 52 46 41 37 36 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 17 21 23 24 25 25 25 24 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 32 36 40 44 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 74 68 64 62 60 RH..............36 44 54 60 65 72 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1100 400 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 17 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 SW 15 .MONDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........50 52 45 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 60 73 79 RH..............77 75 46 38 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 5G10 W 6G15 W 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1100 3100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 16 W 17 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090308.CSNWR.01/CAE