FNUS72 KCAE 181115
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-29...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
715 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 18.
.DISCUSSION...
A PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING UNTIL AROUND 900 AM.
AREAS OF FOG ALSO WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44  34  25  15  10  10  10  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  58  63  65  67  69  69  71
RH..............79  62  51  47  43  39  37  36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
20 FT WIND DIR..060 070 080 100 100 110 120 130
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.3 2.9 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.7 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   7   8   9   10  10  9   8

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........11     11     15     20     26     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     64     57     54     51     49
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   E 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   1000   700    400    200    100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7   S 5    S 3    SE 3   SE 3   S 3

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.C29__.01/CAE