FNUS72 KCAE 181227 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTEE BLUFF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 727 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. SOME PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 35 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM. A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE TO 300 FEET. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER COOLER AIR FOR SATURDAY. LITTLE OR NO FOG IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. SOME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............37 29 28 27 26 17 18 18 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................62 68 71 74 76 77 78 76 RH...................67 57 51 44 41 39 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......230 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 6 7 8 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.9 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......23 25 24 21 21 22 21 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............18 20 28 35 37 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................73 63 58 55 52 50 RH...................44 63 77 86 96 100 20 FT WIND...........SW 6 SW 3 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST......15 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1100 400 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 14 W 7 W 5 W 5 NW 6 N 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............44 43 39 35 33 28 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................48 50 60 67 71 73 RH...................100 86 58 39 31 29 20 FT WIND...........N 2 NE 2 N 8 N 8 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........300 900 2100 3300 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 6 N 7 N 22 N 20 N 16 N 14 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.SANTE.01/CAE