FNUS72 KCAE 071337 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 3002...US ARMY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 937 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN MOVING EAST OF THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO AROUND 7KFT THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHTS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 200 FEET...HOWEVER TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 MPH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............9 13 17 21 23 23 23 12 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................77 83 86 88 89 91 91 91 MIN HUMIDITY.........67 55 48 42 39 33 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 210 210 200 200 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 11 12 13 13 12 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.6 7.0 7.2 6.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......6 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............23 22 20 17 15 24 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................89 84 78 74 72 69 MIN HUMIDITY.........39 49 62 71 73 81 WIND (20 FT).........SW 6 S 5 S 4 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5800 1300 900 600 300 200 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 14 SW 12 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............35 42 45 46 45 36 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................67 68 73 79 82 83 MIN HUMIDITY.........87 84 71 54 43 36 WIND (20 FT).........SW 3 SW 4 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 15 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT).........200 1200 3100 4900 6000 6200 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 8 W 12 W 16 W 20 W 21 W 23 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100507.BU300.01/CAE