FNUS72 KCAE 221350 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR 5202...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 850 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. AFTERNOON RH VALUES SHOULD STAY ABOVE 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF A NOCTURNAL INVERSION SETTING UP THIS EVENING LOOK SLIM AS SURFACE WINDS SHOULD STAY UP A BIT... BUT A WEAK INVERSION MAY DEVELOP SOMETIME AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OUT OF THE WEST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY ...SHIFTING TO THE N AND NE BY LATE EVENING OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............71 68 65 62 60 57 49 42 35 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................63 66 68 70 71 73 74 74 72 RH...................73 65 57 49 43 39 35 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......270 280 280 280 280 280 290 290 290 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST......20 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.1 3.0 3.9 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......18 20 22 23 24 24 22 21 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............28 25 28 31 33 37 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................69 60 54 51 48 45 RH...................38 48 52 55 62 73 20 FT WIND...........W 6 NW 5 NW 5 N 6 N 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........2500 1400 1000 600 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 18 NW 15 NW 12 N 8 N 7 NE 8 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............42 45 51 57 58 54 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................44 46 52 57 60 61 RH...................75 71 54 43 39 38 20 FT WIND...........NE 5 NE 5 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........500 1600 2300 2800 2900 2900 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 9 $$ FORECASTER...CHERRY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.5202_.01/CAE