FNUS72 KCAE 201147 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 1...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 647 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL TODAY...THEN SHIFT SE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. WINDS WILL VEER FROM ENE TO SE DURING THE DAY. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH RH VALUES FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT EARLY...AFTER 10AM...AND REACHING 15 TO 20 PERCENT AROUND MID DAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN RISING SOME LATE DAY...AS SOME DEWPOINT AND RH RECOVERY WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME SE. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BECOMING SW LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND REMAINING SW AND INCREASING IN SPEED MONDAY...WITH BREEZY SW WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE DAY. SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL NOT COME THROUGH UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING TO MID DAY. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)..............69 64 60 56 52 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................53 58 65 67 66 RH...................34 21 20 23 28 20 FT WIND...........E 4 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........1300 2100 2900 2900 2500 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 10 E 12 SE 13 SE 15 SE 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............50 49 46 43 42 44 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................63 59 56 54 52 51 RH...................33 47 64 74 80 83 20 FT WIND...........SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........2300 1700 1300 1100 800 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 17 S 18 S 18 S 17 S 15 S 10 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............45 45 46 47 49 53 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................49 51 62 69 74 76 RH...................89 86 65 53 44 42 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 SW 5 SW 8 SW 11 SW 12 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 20 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT).........600 1100 2000 3000 3900 3900 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 9 SW 12 SW 20 SW 28 SW 32 SW 35 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110220.COMPA.01/CAE