FNUS72 KCAE 151140
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02 15 2012...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
640 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE FOG THIS MORNING WHICH SHOULD DISSIPATE
AROUND 900 AM. OTHERWISE...WE DO NOT EXPECT FOG DURING THE REST OF
TODAY OR TONIGHT. DRY RIDGING OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL WEAKEN.
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. WE
BELIEVE A LITTLE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL PREVENT FOG
TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND WE DO NOT EXPECT SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING AND BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON AT SPEEDS GENERALLY NEAR 10 MPH. EXPECT A PERIOD
OF LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AROUND SUNSET WITH WIND INCREASING
A LITTLE OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............0   0   5   10  11  11  12  14  16
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................40  49  53  58  60  62  62  62  60
RH...................82  61  52  42  39  35  33  33  35
20 FT WIND DIR.......S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR.......180 220 220 210 210 210 220 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD.......1   2   2   4   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST......    5   5   10  10  13  13  13  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.6 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.9 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   SW  SW  SW  S   SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......3   3   5   7   7   8   8   9   9
LVORI................6   4   3   3   2   2   1   1   2

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............19     30     39     43     51     60
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................55     51     47     44     41     38
RH...................41     50     60     68     73     79
20 FT WIND...........SW 4   SW 3   W 3    NW 4   N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........1700   300    300    300    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 8   W 6    W 7    W 8    NW 8   NW 8
LVORI................2      2      2      3      3      4

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FORECASTER...LINTON
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.CSNWR.01/CAE