FNUS72 KCAE 311450
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
950 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN SLIDING AWAY FROM THE
REGION TODAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
MAINLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME
HOURS TODAY WITH TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............61  58  57  57  57  57  57
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................51  55  58  60  62  62  61
RH...................60  57  55  52  54  54  59
20 FT WIND DIR.......E   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND DIR.......110 120 130 120 120 110 110
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.9 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR......SE  S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD......10  10  9   9   9   9   9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............57     58     61     63     62     68
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................56     52     49     49     49     49
RH...................73     94     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND...........E 3    E 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 2   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........1000   600    400    300    200    100
TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 8   SE 8   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6   SE 5

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FORECASTER...CHERRY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101231.CAPS_.01/CAE