FNUS72 KCAE 271140 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 53 RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 640 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH HEATING AND MIXING TO CAUSE THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING...PROBABLY AROUND 1000 AM. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE COAST WILL DIRECT A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA TODAY. WE BELIEVE THERE WILL BE LESS OF A CHANCE OF FOG TONIGHT BECAUSE OF A LITTLE WIND AND SOME CLOUDINESS. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............100 99 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 16 WEATHER COV..........WID WID WEATHER TYPE.........FOG FOG TEMP.................40 50 60 67 72 76 78 80 80 79 RH...................99 82 63 49 42 39 37 35 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 220 220 220 220 220 220 210 200 190 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.5 1.0 2.6 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.8 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD......6 9 13 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............18 20 23 28 31 33 36 37 44 56 62 71 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................76 71 68 65 63 62 60 59 58 57 56 55 RH...................42 49 54 63 70 72 81 83 86 90 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 190 190 200 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......13 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 .MONDAY... TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............79 83 80 75 69 62 59 59 62 67 71 79 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE......... TSM TSM RW RW RW TEMP.................54 54 57 63 68 73 76 79 81 83 83 81 RH...................96 93 86 72 63 53 48 42 39 36 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......200 200 200 210 220 220 230 230 230 230 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 3 5 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 10 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 0.3 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.3 4.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......8 9 12 15 17 21 23 25 26 26 26 25 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110227.COMPA.01/CAE