FNUS72 KCAE 081405
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOMBS DOVE FIELD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
905 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 08.
.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25  24  22  21  22  23  25  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  29  31  33  34  35  35  34
RH..............51  46  41  36  33  30  30  33
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR..300 300 300 310 300 300 300 300
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.9 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  14  14  14  14  14  14  14

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27  28  28  27  26  25  24  24  22  16  11  0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............31  28  26  24  23  22  21  21  20  20  19  19
RH..............37  44  48  53  57  61  66  68  71  71  74  71
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR..310 310 310 290 290 290 300 310 310 310 310 310
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  15  14  13  12  12  10  10  10  9   9   9

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   13  16  17  16  16  18  23  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............18  18  19  22  26  30  32  35  36  37  37  35
RH..............72  70  69  63  55  47  43  38  36  34  33  37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT WIND DIR..300 300 310 330 330 330 310 310 300 300 290 290
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.5 4.3 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   7   6   6   6   6   7   8   9   10  10

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FORECASTER...VAUGHAN
REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100108.MCCOM.01/CAE