FNUS72 KCAE 281127
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 17...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
627 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 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 ONCE DAYTIME HEATING
ALLOWS THE INVERSION TO BREAK AND MIXING ENSUES...AND
CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DUSK. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
OR CALM BY LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............28     26     25     22
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................44     53     59     60
RH...................65     44     33     32
20 FT WIND...........W 10   W 12    W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST......23     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT).........2600   3300   3900   3900
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 17   W 25   W 26   W 26

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............18     16     13     11     10     10
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................54     47     42     40     38     36
RH...................41     56     70     76     79     82
20 FT WIND...........W 6    W 4    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST......18     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........3000   2000   1200   1000   500    500
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 20   W 12   W 9    W 6    W 4    W 4

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............10     11     14     18     19     21
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................35     36     47     57     63     64
RH...................82     79     58     40     32     31
20 FT WIND...........SW 1   SW 2   SW 4   SW 6   SW 7   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      15     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT).........500    1300   1900   2400   2500   2500
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 6    W 9    W 13   W 17   W 20   W 18

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FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.SRSCO.01/CAE