FNUS72 KCAE 191458
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 61...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
958 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 EST ON JANUARY 19.
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES AND WEST WINDS AT 8 MPH OR LESS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY AND BECOME
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WITH GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT A STRONG INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS FALLING TO LESS THAN 200 FEET.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3   3   3   3   4   5   6   10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  56  60  63  66  67  67  65
RH..............68  55  49  44  40  39  39  43
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR..260 250 250 250 250 240 240 240
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.7 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  10  12  13  13  13  12  12

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........16     23     36     37     40     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     54     50     48     46     45
RH..............51     69     80     86     89     89
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   1200   200    100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 7    SW 5   SW 4   SW 4   W 3

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FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...SAVANNAH RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.COMP6.01/CAE