FNUS72 KCAE 071424
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 5001   5003...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
924 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 EST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS SPEEDS WILL BE INCREASING DURING THE DAY
FROM AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLY UP TO 30 MPH BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. THE
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT REMAIN AROUND
10 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT
AND THERE WILL LIKELY NOT BE AN INVERSION TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)..............50     55     55     62     62
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................40     46     53     56     53
RH...................65     53     43     40     44
20 FT WIND...........SW 4   SW 7   SW 10  SW 11  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST......10     15     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT).........2300   3700   4800   5200   4200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 15   W 24   W 32   W 37   SW 31

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............59     53     39     32     23     7
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................49     42     38     36     34     32
RH...................52     65     73     75     78     81
20 FT WIND...........SW 10  SW 9   W 9    W 6    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST......20     20     20     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........3100   1800   1800   1600   1000   1000
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 25  W 28   W 39   NW 29  NW 18  W 14

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............12     13     16     19     19     14
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................31     32     38     43     46     47
RH...................81     72     54     43     35     31
20 FT WIND...........W 5    W 6    W 10   W 12   W 13   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST......10     15     20     25     30     25
MIX HGT (FT).........1000   2000   3700   4900   5500   5200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 12   W 17   W 28   W 30   W 29   W 26

$$
FORECASTER...VAUGHAN
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110107.50015.01/CAE