FNUS72 KCAE 311302 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_BU45...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 802 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT AROUND 3PM FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO BE 23 PERCENT. ALSO EXPECTED IS A STRONG INVERSION TONIGHT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING TO LESS THAN 200 FEET. ALTHOUGH WIDE SPREAD FOG IS NOT EXPECTED RESIDUAL FOG IN AREAS NEAR BODIES OF WATER COULD ENHANCE FOG POTENTIAL. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............45 45 45 45 46 49 51 54 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................52 57 62 65 66 68 67 66 RH...................44 35 30 28 28 26 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW S SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 200 210 190 190 190 180 180 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.8 2.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......6 8 9 12 12 10 9 8 LVORI................2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............56 56 49 42 41 46 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................60 56 52 50 48 46 RH...................44 62 74 83 89 93 20 FT WIND...........S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1700 300 100 300 400 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 7 S 5 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 LVORI................2 3 3 5 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............52 55 62 70 74 79 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................45 46 56 64 70 71 RH...................96 96 69 56 49 49 20 FT WIND...........S 3 S 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 700 1500 2900 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 3 S 6 SW 10 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 LVORI................8 8 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.FTG_B.01/CAE