FNUS72 KCAE 141322
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAP BURNS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
822 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY. SURFACE AND
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN
DIRECTION DUE TO THE LACK OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE INVERSION WILL BE SLOW
TO LIFT THIS MORNING AND AND QUICK TO SET UP THIS EVENING. THE MIXING HEIGHT
WILL LIKELY NOT GET ABOVE 2500 FEET TODAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE TOO DRY TO
SUPPORT FOG TONIGHT.


.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............3   3   3   3   4   5   6   8
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................29  35  40  43  46  47  47  45
RH...................65  51  41  36  31  30  30  35
20 FT WIND DIR.......E   SE  S   SW  SW  W   W   SW
20 FT WIND DIR.......090 130 190 230 240 250 260 220
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............9      11     17     22     23     24
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................41     35     31     29     27     26
RH...................47     65     72     76     77     81
20 FT WIND...........SE 1   E 1    SE 1   SE 0   SE 0   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST......
MIX HGT (FT).........400    200    200    100    100    100
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%)..............24        23        22        16
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP.................25        30        46        53
RH...................82        71        39        30
20 FT WIND...........N 0       W 1       SW 3G5    SW 5G10
MIX HGT (FT).........300       500       1600      2200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 3       W 4       SW 6      SW 6

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FORECASTER...CAMMARATA/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110114.CAPBU.01/CAE