FNUS72 KCAE 121147
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 129...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
747 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 12.
.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...AND REMAIN
STALLED TO OUR SOUTH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A SERIES OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. NE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO STAY UP OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70  71  72  73  74  75  76  78  80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  52  54  55  56  56  56  56  56
RH..............56  48  41  37  35  35  35  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 050 040 040 040 040 040 040
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   7   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  25  24  23  22  21  21  21  21

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........82     85     89     95     100    100
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
RH..............37     43     50     58     65     70
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 4   NE 4   NE 4   NE 4   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   2700   2200   1700   500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 22   E 21   E 20   E 18   NE 17

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FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.COMPA.01/CAE