FNUS72 KCAE 230006 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02 22 2012 NIGHT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 706 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1930 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND A COLD FRONT WELL TO THE NORTHWEST SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN SOME WIND OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS MAINLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. A PERIOD OF CALM WINDS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE...BUT THE CHANCE OF CALM WINDS APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. THE LATEST ANALYSIS PRESSURE GRADIENT PLUS ALL OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS SOME WIND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. BELIEVE THE WIND SHOULD HELP PREVENT FOG OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............77 76 75 74 72 70 69 67 65 63 61 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................62 61 60 59 59 58 58 56 57 57 56 RH...................54 56 60 64 67 75 77 86 83 83 90 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 210 200 200 210 220 220 220 230 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......17 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 10 LVORI................2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............59 45 39 33 32 34 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................55 54 64 71 76 77 RH...................93 93 65 49 40 37 20 FT WIND...........SW 6 SW 6 SW 9 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT).........300 1100 2000 2500 2700 2700 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 10 SW 12 SW 16 SW 21 SW 22 SW 20 LVORI................6 5 4 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.CSNWR.02/CAE