FNUS72 KCAE 151332 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 25...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 832 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TRANSPORT AND SURFACE WINDS WILL LIGHTEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA AND THEN FARTHER EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BRIEFLY BELOW 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 23 OR 24 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BEGIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...THEN BECOME NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY 1 OR 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................35 40 45 49 52 54 55 55 52 RH...................66 55 43 36 31 27 25 25 29 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW N N N NW NW N 20 FT WIND DIR.......310 320 330 340 340 340 330 330 350 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.6 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......14 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 8 LVORI................4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 2 6 9 11 17 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................47 40 35 33 31 29 RH...................37 52 64 72 78 81 20 FT WIND...........N 2 NE 2 E 1 E 2 SE 2 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 MIX HGT (FT).........1200 300 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 7 N 5 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 LVORI................2 2 3 3 4 5 .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............21 25 37 49 45 54 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................28 28 41 53 60 61 RH...................85 88 57 38 32 32 20 FT WIND...........E 1 E 2 E 2 SE 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 700 1800 2800 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 5 E 6 SE 9 S 12 S 12 S 8 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 2 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120115.SRSCO.01/CAE