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FNUS72 KCAE 281311
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG TA46...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
811 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2017

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 28. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS FORECAST, INCLUDING OBSERVATIONS TAKEN 
AT THE BURN SITE. THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND WOULD BE USED 
TO IMPROVE FUTURE FORECASTS. YOU CAN USE THE SAME WEBPAGE WHERE YOU 
REQUESTED THE SPOT FORECAST TO PROVIDE THIS. YOU MAY ALSO CALL OUR OFFICE 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

.DISCUSSION...A PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH WILL DIRECT
A DRY WESTERLY FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. 
IT WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE LATE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH WILL OCCUR. IT WILL BE DRY WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND
30 PERCENT SUNDAY. NO WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED. THOUGH BOUNDARY LAYER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UP SOME TONIGHT, PERIODS OF LIGHT AND 
VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AT THE SURFACE WITH A 
WEAK SHALLOW INVERSION POSSIBLE. 

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). 
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................NO TSTMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. 
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN 
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4200 FT 
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LVORI...............3. 
ADI.................9...INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE 
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 58 IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 50. 

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
SKY (%).........9   4   2   4   6   5   3   2   2   
WEATHER COV.....                                    
WEATHER TYPE....                                    
TSTM COV........                                    
CHC OF PCPN (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   
TEMP............38  41  45  49  51  53  54  54  52  
RH..............62  55  45  39  34  29  27  27  29  
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   
20 FT WIND DIR..270 280 280 270 270 270 260 260 250 
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.4 
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  16  17  18  20  21  22  22  20  
LVORI...........1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   
ADI.............32  36  43  50  53  57  62  62  50  
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). 
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................NO TSTMS. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. 
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH. 
LVORI...............3. 
ADI.................8. 

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
SKY (%).........2      6      8      5      20     30     
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TSTM COV........                                          
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0      
TEMP............49     44     40     38     37     35     
RH..............34     45     57     57     61     66     
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   W 5    
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10     
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   800    400    400    400    400    
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16  SW 10  W 8    W 8    W 9    W 10   
LVORI...........2      2      3      3      3      3      
ADI.............11     7      5      5      4      5      
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1      

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). 
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. 
LAL.................NO TSTMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. 
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5400 FT 
                    AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH 
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 
LVORI...............2. 
ADI.................9...INCREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 60 LATE IN THE 
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 73 EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 87...DECREASING TO 73 
                    LATE. 

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM      
SKY (%).........22        27        43        47        
WEATHER COV.....                                        
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE      
TSTM COV........                                        
CHC OF PCPN (%).0         0         0         10        
TEMP............34        39        48        53        
RH..............72        64        46        36        
20 FT WIND......W 5G10    W 6G15    W 10G25   W 12G30   
MIX HGT (FT)....400       2300      4200      5200      
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10      W 22      W 24      W 28      
LVORI...........3         1         1         1         
ADI.............8         60        68        86        
LAL.............1         1         1         1         

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FORECASTER...LINTON/MILLER
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1700873.1/CAE