FNUS72 KCAE 281253
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERAW SP C-10...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
753 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
.DISCUSSION...
THE DRY FLOW BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE NORTHEAST
STATES AND A PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE TODAY. THE AIR MASS APPEARS TOO DRY FOR
FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29  28  27  25  22  20  17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  47  48  49  50  51  50
RH..............43  43  42  36  33  33  34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR..310 300 300 300 300 300 300
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   7   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.6 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  13  14  14  14  14

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........14     12     9      7      7      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     44     40     37     34     33
RH..............34     47     57     64     72     72
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 3   NW 3   N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   BLW100 BLW100 100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13  NW 7   NW 3   N 7    N 7    N 0

.MONDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........11        13        16        27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............31        39        51        57
RH..............78        59        36        28
20 FT WIND......N 2G5     N 4G5     NW 5G10   W 5G10
MIX HGT (FT)....200       2000      5200      5200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5       N 20      NW 8      NW 5

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100228.CHERA.01/CAE