FNUS72 KCAE 191227 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR 2703_2201...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 827 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE. MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 2 THOUSAND FEET THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO OVER 5 THOUSAND FEET THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM. WINDS WILL BE WEST THIS MORNING AROUND 5 MPH AND SHOULD BECOME SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NIGHT-TIME WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. NO DAYTIME INVERSION IS EXPECTED BUT A SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT DISPERSION EXPECTED. ALSO...NIGHT-TIME MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DROP TO AROUND 3 HUNDRED FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY DEW ALONG WITH PATCHY GROUND FOG ARE POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............25 27 25 25 30 32 34 37 38 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................63 68 72 75 77 79 80 80 80 RH...................62 54 48 41 37 34 33 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......270 260 260 250 250 250 240 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.8 2.8 3.8 4.2 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......7 10 13 12 10 8 8 8 8 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............34 20 20 22 28 29 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................79 74 68 65 62 61 RH...................35 46 59 68 75 78 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5100 4100 700 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 7 W 5 W 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............29 28 33 38 43 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................59 62 74 82 87 88 RH...................87 81 51 40 34 34 20 FT WIND...........SW 1 W 1 W 2 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........300 700 2300 4100 5200 6100 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 8 SW 3 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.2703_.01/CAE