FNUS72 KCAE 231130 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 265...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 730 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING CLEARING BY NOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND FROM THE WEST...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY AT 15 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE FROM 70 PERCENT THIS MORNING TO JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON (5 PM EDT). TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO BECOME SOUTH OVERNIGHT AT SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH A GUST TO AROUND 10 MPH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST LATER SATURDAY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 14 MPH AT 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH BY 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO BE AROUND 90 PERCENT SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT SATURDAY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT WILL INCREASE FROM 1800 FEET THIS MORNING TO 6400 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 400 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SLOWLY INCREASE TO 900 FEET BY 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING RISING TO 2100 FEET BY 8 AM EDT...4200 AT 10 AM EDT. FOG FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER DECREASING RADIATIONAL COOLING AND A LIGHT WIND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE IS CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)..............32 24 14 11 8 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................70 76 81 85 87 MIN HUMIDITY.........51 45 39 32 28 WIND (20 FT).........SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........1800 4400 5500 6300 6400 TRANSPORT WINDS......W 17 W 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 0 23 34 53 60 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................86 83 77 71 66 61 MIN HUMIDITY.........30 34 43 53 65 81 WIND (20 FT).........SW 6 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........5600 3300 1300 400 600 500 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 14 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............70 81 81 82 82 87 WEATHER COV.......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................59 62 68 74 79 83 MIN HUMIDITY.........90 78 65 53 44 38 WIND (20 FT).........SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT).........900 2100 4200 5400 5400 4900 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 8 W 13 SW 13 SW 15 SW 22 S 25 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERTY REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.COMPT.01/CAE