FNUS72 KCAE 081534
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 125...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1034 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE PASSING ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.  PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER
EXPECTED WITH THIS...ALONG WITH MAYBE A BRIEF PASSING SHOWER OR
SPRINKLES.  DO NOT EXPECT ANY ACCUMULATING RAINFALL.  LOW-LEVEL INVERSION
MAY REMAIN THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE WINDS BEGIN TO TURN
AND MIXING INCREASES IT WILL DISSIPATE.  HOWEVER A STRONG INVERSION WILL
AGAIN DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS OF 200 FEET OR LESS
EXPECTED. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED THURSDAY...INVERSION BURN
OFF ON THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM. FOG IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...MAINLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FOG AND NEAR LAKES AND RIVERS.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............95  95  90  85  50  40  32
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................40  45  51  58  59  58  57
RH...................85  70  55  45  43  44  45
20 FT WIND DIR.......NE  NE  N   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR.......030 030 010 320 310 310 330
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   3   5   5   5   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.6 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR......N   N   NW  W   W   NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD......8   9   9   9   9   9   8
LVORI................2   2   2   2   1   1   2

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............23     18     14     11     10     12
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................54     47     41     38     36     34
RH...................48     58     70     73     79     82
20 FT WIND...........N 5    N 5    N 4    N 4    N 3    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     10     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........1600   300    BLW100 200    200    100
TRANSPORT WIND.......N 8    N 8    N 8    N 8    N 8    N 8
LVORI................2      3      3      3      4      5

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FORECASTER...LISCINSKY
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.COMPA.01/CAE