FNUS72 KCAE 201208 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 54...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 708 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 EST ON JANUARY 20. .DISCUSSION... DO EXPECT WINDS TO CHANGE FROM LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BY 9 AM THIS MORNING. SURFACE SPEEDS GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10. WINDS ALOFT AROUND 5KFT WILL BE MORE OUT OF THE WEST. SOME HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING RAIN MAKER. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........6 8 12 14 19 30 35 39 46 50 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 44 49 53 58 62 65 67 68 68 66 RH..............92 92 81 73 62 54 49 46 44 45 49 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 230 240 240 230 230 220 210 210 200 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........65 76 93 97 99 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............63 58 55 53 52 50 RH..............55 67 76 83 87 95 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 100 BLW100 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 6 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............49 51 57 60 RH..............100 99 84 76 20 FT WIND......E 7G15 E 8G15 SE 9G20 SE 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 900 1900 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 17 SE 24 SE 20 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...SAVANNAH RIVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100120.COMP5.01/CAE