FNUS72 KCAE 281522
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 5202...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1022 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS THE BURN
AREA THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE 32 PERCENT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN AN
INVERSION DEVELOPING WITH MIXING HEIGHT TONIGHT DROPPING TO 200
FEET WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............45  27  15  20  27  31  24
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................52  55  57  58  58  57  56
RH...................48  43  38  36  33  38  41
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......260 260 260 270 270 270 270
20 FT WIND SPD.......6   8   9   10  10  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST......15  15  20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........2.8 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......22  24  25  25  25  24  24

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............1      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................52     46     42     40     38     37
RH...................46     58     65     70     73     72
20 FT WIND...........W 6    W 5    W 4    W 3    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST......15     10     10     5      4      4
MIX HGT (FT).........2500   1200   600    400    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 22   W 14   W 9    W 7    W 5    W 4

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............0      11     15     18     20     22
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................36     37     48     57     63     64
RH...................72     75     56     40     32     32
20 FT WIND...........W 2    W 2    SW 4   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST......5      10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT).........200    700    1800   2300   2700   2500
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 5    W 9    W 13   W 16   W 18   W 17

$$
FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.5202_.01/CAE