FNUS72 KCAE 201319
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 21...USFS-SAV. RIV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
819 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE BUT MAINLY NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS EARLY THIS
MORNINGS WILL VEER AND BECOME SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL ALSO VEER FROM EAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL BE WEAK SO THERE WILL BE SOME VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION.
GROUND FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY 1000 AM. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT SHOULD
LIMIT FOG. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY LATE
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)..............38     40     46     54
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................48     56     60     58
RH...................58     47     44     49
20 FT WIND...........E 3    SSE 4  SSW 4  SSW 4
20 FT WIND GUST......5      6      6      7
MIX HGT (FT).........2300   2900   3200   2400
TRANSPORT WIND.......E 6    S 6    SSW 7  SSW 7

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............58     64     80     96     98     91
WEATHER COV..........       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP.................55     49     45     43     42     40
RH...................57     71     82     89     86     85
20 FT WIND...........SW 3   SW 3   W 3    W 4    W 5    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........1600   400    100    300    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 7    W 6    W 5    NW 5   NW 8   NW 13

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............84     76     51     26     19     17
WEATHER COV..........CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................39     40     44     48     50     51
RH...................79     64     47     34     28     26
20 FT WIND...........NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   N 6    N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST......15     15     15     15     10     5
MIX HGT (FT).........1200   1900   2700   3400   3900   3500
TRANSPORT WIND.......N 17   N 18   N 17   N 15   N 12   N 8

$$
FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110120.COMPA.02/CAE