FNUS72 KCAE 141045
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 14 2012...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
645 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SUPPORT SOME DENSE FOG
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA.  THE FOG SHOULD BEGIN MIXING OUT BY 9 AM
AND SHOULD BE GONE BY 10...LEAVING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.  DISPERSION WILL
ALSO BE QUITE POOR EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL THE FOG BURNS OFF. WITH
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA...SURFACE WINDS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY.  TRANSPORT WINDS GENERALLY BE MORE OUT OF
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY.  HOWEVER...THEY WILL TURN MORE
SOUTHERLY LATER TONIGHT.  THERE WILL BE ANOTHER THREAT FOR FOG FORMATION
THURSDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS WIDESPREAD.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............30  27  25  22  17  16  17  19  21
WEATHER COV..........ARS
WEATHER TYPE.........FOG
TEMP.................58  64  69  73  76  79  80  81  82
RH...................93  78  70  59  56  42  41  39  35
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR.......290 300 320 330 280 250 240 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   2   2   2   1   2   3   3   2
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 1.4 2.4 3.5 4.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   NW  NW  N   N   NW  NW  W
TRANSP WIND SPD......6   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7
LVORI................6   4   3   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............22     25     25     21     17     18
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................81     74     67     63     60     58
RH...................39     50     65     75     81     86
20 FT WIND...........SW 2   S 1    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST......5             5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........5600   400    300    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 6    S 3    S 3    SW 3   W 5    W 3
LVORI................1      2      3      4      5      6

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FORECASTER...LISCINSKY
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.CSNWR.01/CAE