FNUS72 KCAE 231236
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-29...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
836 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 23.
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE BURN AREA
TODAY...HOWEVER A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS. WIND GUSTS WILL BE 20 TO 25 MPH FROM MID MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. TONIGHT WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS LOWERING TO AROUND 200 FEET BY SUNRISE. SURFACE INVERSION
WILL DEVELOP AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH
LIGHT WEST WINDS 2-3 MPH. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING NEAR SUNRISE.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25  22  17  15  14  14  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  60  63  65  67  68  68
RH..............43  39  35  33  32  31  32
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR..270 270 270 270 270 280 280
20 FT WIND SPD..10  11  11  12  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  30  30  30  30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18  21  22  22  22  21  20

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........11     4      3      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     62     57     54     51     50
RH..............34     44     55     64     71     71
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 10   W 10   W 8    W 7    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   1400   700    500    400    100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17   W 14   W 12   W 8    W 7    W 6

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.C29__.01/CAE