FNUS72 KCAE 141321 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR 46_47...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 821 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RH LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW TO W BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOMING NORTH LATER IN THE EVENING. BECAUSE OF THE DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY...THINK THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL NOT SET UP UNTIL LATE EVENING OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............1 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................54 58 63 65 67 69 69 67 RH...................40 34 27 25 23 22 22 25 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 250 250 250 260 260 270 270 20 FT WIND SPD.......9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST......20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.0 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......21 23 24 24 26 29 30 26 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............1 1 1 1 0 9 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................63 53 48 45 41 39 RH...................31 47 58 65 73 73 20 FT WIND...........W 8 W 6 NW 6 NW 5 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........3300 2500 1600 1200 1000 700 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 21 W 13 W 9 NW 7 N 6 N 8 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............17 19 21 23 24 28 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................38 39 49 57 61 63 RH...................70 64 44 30 25 22 20 FT WIND...........NE 3 NE 4 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........800 1400 2400 3400 3800 3500 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 8 NE 13 NE 21 E 18 E 15 E 13 $$ FORECASTER...CHERRY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110214.46_47.01/CAE