FNUS72 KCAE 081327 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR LC 304...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 827 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT. 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. THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW LEVEL JET AND SURFACE WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WILL SUPPRESS FOG FORMATION...BUT MAY HELP DEVELOP SOME STRATUS CLOUDS AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............49 51 53 54 55 57 60 61 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................51 55 58 60 63 64 64 63 RH...................50 41 37 33 30 29 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......070 080 090 100 100 100 110 100 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 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......12 13 15 15 15 15 15 14 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............63 66 72 78 80 83 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................61 56 53 51 50 48 RH...................35 51 58 64 71 77 20 FT WIND...........E 5 E 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........2700 1900 1300 1000 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 13 E 12 E 10 E 9 E 9 E 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............86 88 93 98 99 100 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................47 49 55 60 61 63 RH...................82 81 70 65 64 62 20 FT WIND...........E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 SE 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........900 1500 2100 2500 2600 2600 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 10 E 13 SE 16 SE 20 SE 23 SE 25 $$ REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.LC304.01/CAE