FNUS72 KCAE 151329 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C 25...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 829 AM EST THU DEC 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WITH CHANCES OF RAIN ACROSS THE PEE DEE AND WESTERN MIDLANDS AREAS. WITH A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 AM ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND LAKES. THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL BREAK BY 11 AM AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ANY SMOKE LAYERS WILL DISPERSE BY 11 AM THIS MORNING AS WELL. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............22 29 32 32 32 31 30 30 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................53 58 67 71 72 73 73 70 RH...................86 77 56 51 51 51 51 59 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......1 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 10 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.3 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.7 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......14 16 18 20 18 17 14 12 LVORI................M M M M M M M M .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............30 31 35 39 41 46 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................65 60 57 55 53 51 RH...................70 84 90 90 96 100 20 FT WIND...........SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1200 400 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 9 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 LVORI................M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...AMANDA DISMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111215.C25__.01/CAE