FNUS72 KCAE 181140 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-41...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 640 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 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 28-30 PERCENT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM. A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE TO 200 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 JUST BELOW 25 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............44 42 39 37 36 25 25 25 23 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..........PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.........FOG FOG FOG TEMP.................52 50 51 55 60 67 71 75 77 78 79 77 RH...................80 86 85 74 64 50 46 36 31 30 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 240 240 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......8 8 10 13 20 22 20 17 17 17 17 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............15 17 25 32 36 42 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................74 64 59 56 53 51 RH...................36 54 69 83 93 96 20 FT WIND...........SW 6 W 3 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1100 300 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 13 SW 7 W 5 W 5 W 6 NW 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............48 49 47 44 43 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................49 51 60 67 71 73 RH...................100 91 62 44 36 34 20 FT WIND...........N 2 NE 2 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........200 900 2100 3300 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 6 N 7 NE 16 NE 14 NE 9 N 7 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.SRSC4.01/CAE