FNUS72 KCAE 181044 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 53...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 644 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS FORECAST OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST. SHALLOW INVERSION EXPECTED TO SETUP AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING. INVERSION DEPTH AROUND 500 FEET. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................63 71 75 79 81 82 83 RH...................57 44 38 32 29 27 26 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......260 260 250 250 250 250 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 6 6 6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.9 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......16 16 16 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................81 79 74 69 65 63 61 59 57 56 55 53 RH...................29 34 41 51 58 62 67 75 80 83 86 93 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 240 230 240 240 240 250 250 260 260 260 260 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.4 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......13 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............1 4 3 5 10 24 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................52 51 64 74 81 84 RH...................96 96 63 44 35 33 20 FT WIND...........W 2 W 2 NW 4 NW 4 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........300 500 1400 2900 4500 4600 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 8 NW 8 NW 9 NW 12 NW 13 N 12 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.SRSCO.02/CAE