FNUS72 KCAE 221108
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUDDO PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
608 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. BREEZY WEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...WHEN
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE...SO WILL NOT CONTINUE
THE ONGOING SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR INCREASED FIRE
DANGER POTENTIAL. SC FORESTRY COMMISSION MAINTAINS RED FLAG
FIRE ALERT FOR NE MIDLANDS...PEE DEE...AND NORTH COAST SC UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. EXPECT HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY...WITH A
WIND SHIFT TO NE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY...WITH DECREASING WIND SPEEDS
DURING THE DAY...AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS.


.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............68     62     59     54
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................67     72     74     76
RH...................60     47     42     36
20 FT WIND...........SW 9   W 7    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST......25     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT).........3700   5700   6600   6600
TRANSPORT WIND.......WNW 17 W 22   W 22   W 17

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............48     47     45     43     43     44
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................70     60     54     50     47     43
RH...................44     63     75     73     71     76
20 FT WIND...........N 5    N 5    NE 7   NE 7   NE 7   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST......15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT).........2700   700    500    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 12  N 8    N 9    NE 12  E 14   NE 14

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............46     47     52     56     57     54
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................42     44     50     55     58     59
RH...................75     66     49     41     37     34
20 FT WIND...........NE 7   NE 6   NE 8   NE 6   NE 6   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST......15     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........500    1900   2700   3200   3300   3300
TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 14  NE 14  E 12   E 10   E 9    E 8

$$
FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...GREG ASKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.CUDDO.01/CAE