FNUS72 KCAE 171415
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
915 AM EST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 200 FEET. FOG IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP BY 4AM AND BURN OFF BY 9AM.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............91  91  91  66  48  47  46
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................65  68  70  72  73  73  72
RH...................58  54  51  48  46  46  47
20 FT WIND DIR.......S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......180 190 190 190 200 200 190
20 FT WIND SPD.......4   5   6   6   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST......10  10  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.6 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR......S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD......17  18  18  18  18  18  17

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............43     42     41     39     38     38
WEATHER COV..........                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP.................69     63     59     57     55     54
RH...................52     67     82     88     92     93
20 FT WIND...........S 5    S 3    S 3    S 2    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........2200   900    700    700    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 9    S 7    S 5    S 4    S 4    SW 4

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............33     31     29     28     28     27
WEATHER COV..........PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE.........FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................52     54     63     70     75     76
RH...................97     92     70     53     43     40
20 FT WIND...........SW 2   SW 3   SW 5   SW 7   SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      10     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT).........200    1100   2500   3800   4200   3900
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 4   SW 9  SW 18  W 22   W 22   SW 21

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FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...GREG ASKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.BLUFF.01/CAE