FNUS72 KCAE 091321 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 252...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 821 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 09. .DISCUSSION... SOME DEWPOINT RECOVERY EXPECTED TODAY WITH A SW WIND DEVELOPING...HOWEVER TEMPS WILL ALSO BE WARMER...SO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE FAIRLY LOW. CURRENT FORECAST TAKES RH TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING...BUT EXPECT A LITTLE MORE WIND THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD BE HIGHER TODAY THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. A LOW LEVEL INVERSION SHOULD BEGIN SETTING UP JUST AFTER SUNSET...AROUND 630 PM TO 700 PM EST. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 37 43 46 49 54 60 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 61 65 70 72 73 73 73 RH..............59 46 38 31 28 26 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR..230 220 210 200 200 200 200 200 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 5.5 6.1 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 15 16 16 16 15 14 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 74 75 76 77 81 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 62 57 54 52 49 RH..............31 43 51 59 66 77 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 S 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1200 800 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........84 87 92 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 53 60 63 RH..............83 74 62 58 20 FT WIND......SE 2G5 SE 2G5 SE 5G10 SE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2300 3900 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 8 SW 14 SW 14 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100309.COMPT.01/CAE