FNUS72 KCAE 161310
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 148...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
910 AM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 16.
.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
REGION TODAY WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF TONIGHT. DISPERSION TONIGHT WILL BE POOR AS AN INVERSION
DEVELOPS...MIXING HEIGHTS LOWER TO AROUND 200 FEET AND TRANSPORT
WINDS DECREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO THE DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27  29  40  40  41  43  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  57  60  62  64  65  65
RH..............48  42  38  35  33  32  31
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 010 010 020 020 030
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   6   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   7   8   9   9   8   8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   9   10  10  11  10  9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........46     59     61     65     67     69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     52     48     46     43
RH..............34     46     61     70     77     85
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   1500   900    700    600    200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9    NE 7   NE 6   E 5    E 5    E 5

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FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.COMPA.02/CAE