FNUS72 KCAE 081252 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR LC 296...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 752 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING DRIER AIR AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE THEIR LOWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S. EXPECT TRANSPORT WINDS TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY LATER THIS MORNING AND REMAIN FROM THE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT... THERE WILL BE A LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 30 MPH WHICH WHICH WILL KEEP THE SURFACE WINDS UP AROUND 5 TO 6 MPH. HOWEVER...AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP AT BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............48 51 53 54 55 57 60 61 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................50 54 58 60 63 64 64 63 RH...................46 40 36 34 32 32 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR.......E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......070 080 080 090 090 100 100 100 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 6 6 7 8 9 9 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.2 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............63 64 66 69 72 75 78 79 80 81 83 85 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................61 58 56 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 47 RH...................40 46 51 55 59 63 66 69 73 76 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR.......E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......090 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 070 070 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......12 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............86 87 88 91 93 95 98 99 99 99 100 100 WEATHER COV..........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................46 46 48 52 55 57 59 60 61 62 63 62 RH...................85 87 83 76 70 67 65 66 64 63 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR.......E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND DIR.......070 070 080 090 100 100 110 120 120 130 130 130 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD......9 9 12 13 15 17 18 21 22 23 24 24 $$ FORECASTER...VAUGHAN REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.LC296.01/CAE