FNUS72 KCAE 281240
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE ISLAND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
740 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 DRY FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS OVER
MOST LAND AREAS WILL FAVOR THE WSW THIS MORNING...BE WESTERLY
FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...THEN SHIFT TO WNW LATE IN THE DAY.
SURFACE WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED...BEGINNING BY
LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DUSK. SURFACE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR CALM BY LATE TONIGHT.

NOTE...WINDS ON AND NEAR LAKE SHORE AREAS CAN BE AFFECTED
BY LAND AND WATER TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES AND REDUCED FRICTION
OVER WATER. ADJUSTED SURFACE WIND DIRECTION SLIGHTLY FOR THE
SPOT LOCATION TO ACCOUNT FOR POSSIBLE LAKE BREEZE AFFECTS.


.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)..............30     30     28     25
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................47     55     59     57
RH...................58     43     36     40
20 FT WIND...........SW 10  SW 14  WSW 14 W 10
20 FT WIND GUST......25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT).........2900   3800   3800   3400
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 22   W 25   W 25   W 22

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............23     21     16     11     10     10
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................53     46     41     39     37     35
RH...................48     65     79     79     75     78
20 FT WIND...........W 6    W 4    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST......15     10     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........2500   1200   600    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 20   W 16   NW 12  NW 8   NW 5   W 3

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............10     10     12     14     14     16
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................34     35     46     56     61     63
RH...................75     78     58     42     35     35
20 FT WIND...........SW 1   SW 2   SW 4   SW 6   SW 8   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT).........500    800    2100   2900   3200   2800
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 3    SW 6   SW 12  SW 16  SW 20  W 18

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FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.PINEI.01/CAE