FNUS72 KCAE 091255 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE ISLAND...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 855 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 09. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL SLOWLY SLIP SOUTH INTO NORTHERN SC THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO CENTRAL SC TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. EXPECT SW GRADIENT WIND THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON. YOUR LOCAL WINDS ON THE LAKE IS THE BIGGEST ITEM OF UNCERTAINTY. ON A SUNNY DAY WITH LAND TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO EXCEED 80...AND WITH COOL LAKE WATER TEMPERATURES ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE LOWER 50S...A LAKE BREEZE COULD AFFECT WINDS ON LAKE SHORE AREAS. AT THE SPOT LOCATION... WINDS COULD POSSIBLY SWING AROUND TO SSW OR SOUTHERLY AT TIMES DUE TO LAKE BREEZE EFFECTS. THAT WOULD ALSO EFFECT YOUR LOCAL TEMPS AND RHS VALUES. WILL EXPECT COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER RH ON LAKESHORE AREAS VERSUS LAND AREAS TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 69 72 73 75 75 76 75 RH..............68 62 54 52 50 50 50 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND DIR..230 210 200 200 210 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 3.2 3.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 44 47 52 56 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 74 67 63 60 57 RH..............41 51 68 78 87 90 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 SW 5 S 5 S 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 2800 1100 800 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 13 W 10 W 8 W 7 SW 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........54 54 59 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 70 77 RH..............90 80 55 47 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 E 6G10 SE 6G15 SE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 2800 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 SE 7 S 10 S 13 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...GREG ASKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.PINEI.01/CAE