FNUS72 KCAE 191143 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 81...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 743 AM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON JULY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE AREA FOR YET ANOTHER DAY. AFTERNOON HEATING SHOULD ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE BETTER CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF YOUR BURN AREA. SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS ALSO OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. LOWEST RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER 40S. AFTERNOON HIGH IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. PATCHY FOG COULD DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)..............62 56 51 50 50 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................79 86 90 92 91 MIN HUMIDITY.........79 65 54 49 50 WIND (20 FT).........S 3 SW 4 W 5 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........2500 5100 6300 6900 6500 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 13 SW 8 SW 10 SW 13 SW 12 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............50 49 49 49 49 48 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP.................90 85 80 77 76 74 MIN HUMIDITY.........52 63 74 82 87 93 WIND (20 FT).........S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5200 2100 600 300 400 300 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 13 SW 13 S 8 S 5 S 6 S 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP.................73 75 83 89 93 93 WIND (20 FT).........S 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100719.COMPA.01/CAE