FNUS72 KCAE 161420
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS_COMPARTMENT 19...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
920 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 EST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
BURN AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WITH
RAIN EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN UPSLOPE
COMPONENT EXPECTED AT TIMES. A STRONG INVERSION WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT WITH TRANSPORT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE AT 5 MPH OR LESS.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............0   0   0   12  16  16  18  22  24  27
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................28  33  39  44  49  52  55  56  56  54
RH...................92  78  67  55  48  46  40  38  40  45
20 FT WIND DIR.......SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......230 230 240 240 250 260 270 270 260 290
20 FT WIND SPD.......3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......9   8   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............30     33     40     46     50     59
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................50     43     39     37     35     34
RH...................54     70     76     82     89     89
20 FT WIND...........N 2    N 1    NE 1   E 1    E 1    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST......                            5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........1100   400    400    300    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 3    SW 3   S 5    SE 6   E 6    E 6

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............68     71     75     79     81     86
WEATHER COV..........                            LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP.................32     33     41     49     53     54
RH...................96     96     76     61     54     54
20 FT WIND...........NE 2   NE 2   NE 3   NE 4   NE 4   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT).........200    400    1000   1700   2000   1700
TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 7   SE 8   E 10   E 12   E 13   E 13

$$
FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110116.SRS_C.01/CAE