FNUS72 KCAE 181253
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 30...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
853 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW TO SHIFT NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY AS DRIER
AIR WORKS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY SOUTHWEST
AFTERNOON RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35 PERCENT OR HIGHER. WINDS
TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1-2 THOUSAND FEET THIS MORNING AND
INCREASE TO 5-6 THOUSAND FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
LOWER TO 2-3 HUNDRED FEET LATE TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............47  48  44  45  40  42  38
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................64  66  68  68  70  72  72
RH...................50  43  40  40  38  37  37
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......270 260 260 250 250 260 260
20 FT WIND SPD.......5   5   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST......10  10  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.4 4.2 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......9   10  10  12  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............38     27     22     16     11     20
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................72     68     61     57     54     53
RH...................37     47     62     72     83     89
20 FT WIND...........W 5    W 5    W 4    W 3    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........4200   1700   800    300    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 10   W 9    W 8    W 6    W 5    W 3

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.SRSCO.01/CAE