FNUS72 KCAE 211549
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP  53 SAVANNAH RIVER...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1149 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH PRIMARILY A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH TRANSPORT WIND...LESS
THAN 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS A LITTLE LOW TO START THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD
RISE DUE TO HEATING...STILL EXPECT HEIGHTS AROUND 5000 FT. INVERSION SETS UP
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH PATCHY FOG EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.


.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............48  48  47  46  44
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................83  85  86  86  86
RH...................54  49  45  43  44
20 FT WIND DIR.......SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......140 150 150 160 160
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.3 4.4 5.3 5.5 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR......SE  SE  S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD......3   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............43     40     34     26     20     20
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................84     76     71     68     66     65
RH...................46     64     79     87     93     97
20 FT WIND...........S 2    S 2    S 2    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........4200   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    SW 5

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FORECASTER...PETROLITO
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120921.COMP5.01/CAE