FNUS72 KCAE 291304
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-36 SITE PREP...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
904 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON JULY 29.
.DISCUSSION...
REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING LARGE BATCH OF PRECIP MOVING ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
SHOULD BEGIN BY 11 AM...AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
BY 1 PM.  CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING AT 40 PERCENT...INCREASING
TO 75 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.  PRECIP AMOUNTS LIGHT THIS
MORNING...AROUND A TENTH...AND THEN HIGHER AMOUNTS THIS
AFTERNOON...BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH INCREASING
WIND SPEEDS AT LOW LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83  87  90  93  94  93  92  90
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............81  84  86  87  89  89  89  88
RH..............74  67  63  61  56  56  56  57
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 230 230 240 230 230 230
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   8   9   9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  15  16  17  18  20  20  20

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FORECASTER...LISCINSKY
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090729.C36SI.01/CAE