FNUS72 KCAE 261035 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 2 DOVEFIELDS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 635 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG SUBSIDENCE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL ALLOW FOR A VERY WARM DAY ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE RAINFALL CONFINED TO THE COAST AND THE LOW COUNTRY. UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS FROM IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MIDLANDS AS WELL TODAY. IRENE WILL MOVE NORTH OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE OUTER WESTERN BANDS OF IRENE ARE EXPECTED TO BRING RAINFALL TO THE COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BUT FOR MUCH OF THE MIDLANDS...THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN DRY AND QUITE WARM AGAIN SATURDAY. IRENE WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST AND AWAY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA SUNDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT FOG OR LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............53 50 48 47 44 42 40 37 35 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................78 83 89 92 95 97 98 98 97 RH...................82 67 54 49 43 40 39 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N NE NE NE NE NE N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......020 020 030 030 030 030 030 020 020 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 2.7 4.0 4.8 5.3 5.5 6.3 6.6 5.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD......16 17 18 20 21 21 20 18 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............36 40 44 50 54 50 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................95 88 81 78 76 74 RH...................42 52 67 74 79 84 20 FT WIND...........N 8 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........3500 600 600 600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 15 NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 NE 13 NE 17 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............44 40 44 49 53 49 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................72 73 83 91 96 97 RH...................90 87 63 47 39 36 20 FT WIND...........N 7 NW 7 N 8 NW 8 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........700 800 2500 4300 5400 5000 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 22 N 26 N 26 N 22 NW 18 NW 18 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110826.SRSCO.01/CAE