FNUS72 KCAE 031310
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_SAIAA...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
810 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE
REGION TODAY. CONFIDENCE HIGH FOR MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES
AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE BREEZY EVEN IN SHELTERED
AREA. THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS ELEVATED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
THIS EVENING WITH NEAR CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT. FOG NOT FORECAST. INVERSION
AFTER 6 PM. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................29  30  36  39  40  42  42  42  40
RH...................39  31  24  20  18  16  15  15  16
20 FT WIND DIR.......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR.......320 320 310 310 310 310 300 300 300
20 FT WIND SPD.......9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST......15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.4 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.3 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD......24  24  23  23  22  23  24  23  20
LVORI................M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............0      0      1      1      2      4
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................36     29     26     24     22     21
RH...................20     29     38     45     49     54
20 FT WIND...........NW 6   W 5    NW 5   W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST......15     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........1400   600    400    300    300    BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 15  NW 8   NW 6   NW 7   W 7    W 6
LVORI................M      M      M      M      M      M

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............6      7      10     13     15     18
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................20     21     32     42     48     49
RH...................62     59     34     21     17     18
20 FT WIND...........W 2    W 2    SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT).........100    600    1500   1900   2200   2200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 6    W 8    W 14   SW 14  SW 14  SW 16
LVORI................M      M      M      M      M      M

$$
FORECASTER...PETROLITO
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120103.FTG_S.01/CAE