FNUS72 KCAE 111228 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER ISLAND PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 728 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY BUILD EASTWARD TODAY INTO SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST BUILDING IN. THIS WILL PRODUCE BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST/WEST NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............11 13 14 15 15 15 13 10 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................49 52 55 57 59 60 60 59 RH...................48 41 37 33 31 29 28 31 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 20 FT WIND SPD.......10 10 10 10 11 11 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST......20 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........4.4 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......17 18 21 22 22 22 22 18 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 WEATHER COV.......... PTY WEATHER TYPE......... FST TEMP.................57 53 50 47 45 44 43 42 40 39 39 38 RH...................34 41 48 55 61 65 65 68 72 75 75 78 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......280 270 270 260 250 240 240 230 230 230 230 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......14 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 WEATHER COV..........PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.........FST FST TEMP.................37 37 41 48 53 57 61 64 66 67 67 66 RH...................78 79 69 55 46 41 37 34 33 32 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 230 230 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.2 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......5 5 7 9 12 14 16 18 20 20 21 17 $$ FORECASTER...VAUGHAN REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110311.TIMBE.01/CAE