FNUS72 KCAE 191230
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-22 30...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
830 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............30  26  23  23  28  37  41
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................72  75  77  79  80  80  80
RH...................51  45  40  35  33  33  33
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......260 260 250 250 250 250 250
20 FT WIND SPD.......5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST......10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.7 4.1 4.2 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......14  14  13  10  10  9   9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............36     23     21     23     29     31
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................79     75     70     67     65     63
RH...................36     48     61     68     73     75
20 FT WIND...........SW 5   SW 3   S 3    S 3    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........5200   4000   700    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 8    W 6    SW 6   SW 8   SW 9   SW 10

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.SRSC2.01/CAE