FNUS72 KCAE 101056 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 53...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 656 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 10. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO THE MIDLANDS TODAY...AND STALL NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT BACK NORTH ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IN TRANSPORT WINDS IS FAIR. WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINKING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...THE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE. SHOULD START OUT AS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY AND THROUGH THE DAY VEER AROUND TO SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY BY AFTERNOON. AGAIN...IT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE LOCATION OF THE FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 50 52 54 56 55 53 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 71 74 77 80 81 83 83 RH..............68 57 51 48 44 42 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR..040 080 120 150 170 170 170 180 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 47 43 37 32 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 75 69 65 62 60 RH..............41 52 63 73 81 87 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 500 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 13 S 14 S 14 SW 14 SW 14 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........24 21 22 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 75 82 RH..............90 75 45 34 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 SW 2G5 SW 6G10 SW 7G15 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.COMP5.01/CAE