FNUS72 KCAE 231126
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 17 18 19...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
626 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER TODAY WITH A DRY AIRMASS
IN PLACE.  INVERSION THIS MORNING IS QUITE STRONG AND WILL TAKE
A WHILE TO BREAK. RH VALUES SHOULD REACH 25 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON
AND 2 PM. WINDS TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN
DIRECTION ALTHOUGH THE MOST LIKELY PREVAILING DIRECTION SHOULD
BE FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST.  INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY
AGAIN TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE STRONG AGAIN.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............32     38     41     47
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................34     44     50     51
RH...................43     28     22     21
20 FT WIND...........NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........700    2000   3300   3600
TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 6   NW 7   W 7    SW 5

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............53     55     59     63     64     63
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................45     38     34     32     30     29
RH...................31     46     54     61     66     72
20 FT WIND...........N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2    NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........2100   800    400    400    400    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 3    SE 2   SE 2   E 3    E 3    E 6

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FORECASTER...COLEMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110123.SRSCO.01/CAE