FNUS72 KCAE 221207
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT  314...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
807 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY WITH
WINDS SLOWLY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY TODAY THEN TURN
SOUTHWESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT.
DISPERSION TODAY WILL BE EXCELLENT THEN TONIGHT MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 300 FEET...HOWEVER SURFACE AND TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 MPH RESULTING IN FAIR TO GOOD
DISPERSION.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............22  22  22  22  22  22  24  25
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................68  73  76  79  82  83  85  85
RH...................59  48  40  35  31  30  27  25
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR.......250 250 250 250 250 250 240 240
20 FT WIND SPD.......5   5   7   8   9   9   10  10
20 FT WIND GUST......10  15  15  15  15  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)........2.8 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......10  12  14  15  16  16  15  15

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............26     29     31     35     37     41
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................84     77     70     66     63     60
RH...................27     37     51     61     67     75
20 FT WIND...........SW 9   SW 7   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST......15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........4200   1600   600    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 14   W 12   W 12   SW 12  SW 12  SW 12

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............45     48     45     41     38     41
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................58     57     67     75     80     83
RH...................80     83     59     43     36     33
20 FT WIND...........SW 4   SW 5   SW 7   SW 10  W 11   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST......10     10     15     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT).........500    1500   2900   4400   5600   6100
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12  SW 14  W 21   W 30   W 35   W 33

$$
FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.COMPT.01/CAE