FNUS72 KCAE 281148
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 82...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
648 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10  10  10  20  20  18  16  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  49  52  52  55  56  56  55
RH..............42  38  33  33  31  29  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR..290 290 290 290 290 280 280 280
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   7   8   9   9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.9 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  W   W   NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  15  15  14  15  15  16  15

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........13     11     9      6      8      16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     46     40     37     34     32
RH..............34     49     62     70     78     85
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 3    W 3    NW 2   NW 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   BLW100 BLW100 100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 9   NW 3   N 1    N 0    N 0

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100228.COMPA.01/CAE