FNUS72 KCAE 271153 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-55 PILES...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 753 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WEST OF THE REGION TODAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT CROSS THE REGION UNTIL THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS LOW WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. ALL OF THE WIND WILL BE WITHOUT STORMS PRESENT. IF A STORM DEVELOPS THE WIND GUSTS WOULD LIKELY BE HIGHER. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............60 56 52 48 53 55 57 61 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE......... TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP.................76 79 80 81 82 83 83 83 RH...................79 74 72 69 67 63 63 61 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 220 220 220 220 220 210 200 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 8 10 11 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.7 2.9 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......23 24 28 28 28 28 28 25 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............64 66 69 70 71 74 76 79 80 78 75 72 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP.................82 80 78 77 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 RH...................63 67 71 74 76 76 79 82 84 84 84 84 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......200 180 180 190 190 190 190 200 210 210 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.0 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD......21 16 14 12 12 12 13 12 12 14 14 13 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............69 66 64 62 60 60 65 65 65 65 52 27 WEATHER COV..........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP.................73 73 73 74 75 77 77 78 78 79 79 79 RH...................79 76 73 71 69 62 60 54 50 47 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......230 240 250 250 260 270 270 270 280 280 290 290 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.5 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......13 13 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 $$ FORECASTER...VAUGHAN REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101027.C55PI.01/CAE