FNUS72 KCAE 121240 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 56 57...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 740 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...THEN A WEAK FRONT WILL SLOWLY SLIP SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION ON SUNDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM WEST SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FROM 8 MPH THIS MORNING TO AROUND 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MIDDLE 20S THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND PEAK AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 18 MPH. TONIGHT...A LOW LEVEL JET FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WILL HELP KEEP THE SURFACE WINDS UP A LITTLE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 7 MPH... HOWEVER AN INVERSION WILL SET UP ABOVE THE SURFACE AT AROUND 600 TO 800 FEET...THUS GIVING A DISPERSION OF FAIR. THE WINDS COULD BE A LITTLE LOWER IF THE AREA IS SHELTERED...NEAR A STREAM OR RIVER. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................58 62 66 68 69 70 69 RH...................36 32 29 27 26 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 230 230 230 230 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 6 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.0 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 2.9 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......13 15 17 17 18 18 16 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............0 0 1 4 6 9 11 12 13 16 20 22 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................66 62 58 55 53 52 50 49 47 47 46 46 RH...................30 36 42 48 52 55 60 64 70 72 72 78 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......230 230 230 230 240 240 250 250 250 250 250 250 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......13 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 $$ FORECASTER...VAUGHAN REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110312.COMPA.01/CAE