FNUS72 KCAE 271146
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 85 WEST...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
646 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST STATES AND A PRESSURE
RIDGE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE.
THESE FEATURES WILL DIRECT DRY AND COOL AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT AROUND NOON...
AND JUST BELOW 20 PERCENT 100 PM TO 200 PM. THE AIR MASS APPEARS
TOO DRY FOR FOG EARLY THIS MORNING OR LATE TONIGHT.


.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18  19  19  20  22  23  24  25  25  24  24  24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  27  30  36  42  47  50  53  55  57  57  56
RH..............68  68  60  47  37  31  25  20  19  18  18  19
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR..260 250 250 260 260 270 270 270 270 270 270 270
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.8 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   9   9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........23     23     24     24     26     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     45     40     37     35     33
RH..............27     40     50     59     64     72
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 4    W 5    W 5    NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   600    500    800    700    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8    W 8    W 8    W 8    W 8    W 8

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100227.COMP8.01/CAE