FNUS72 KCAE 161304 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR 1601...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 904 AM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 16. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE REGION TODAY WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING TO AROUND 200 FEET. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 21 25 36 37 38 39 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 54 57 60 62 64 65 65 RH..............58 49 43 39 38 34 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND DIR..350 350 000 000 000 010 010 010 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 9 10 10 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 53 55 58 60 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 58 53 50 47 45 RH..............35 46 59 66 75 86 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1400 800 600 500 200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........70 75 82 86 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............44 46 55 59 RH..............90 80 58 47 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 NE 3G5 NE 3G5 NE 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 3400 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 6 E 9 E 10 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100316.1601_.01/CAE