FNUS72 KCAE 011325 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_37B...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 825 AM EST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND MOVES INTO THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG INVERSION OVER THE AREA WILL TAKE LONGER TO LIFT THIS MORNING WITH AN EXPECTED TIME OF 1030 AM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 38 PERCENT MIXING HEIGHTS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 500 FEET TONIGHT HOWEVER SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN 3 TO 8 MPH AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. FOG AND LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............62 65 69 70 72 75 78 82 WEATHER COV.......... SCH WEATHER TYPE......... RW TEMP.................56 61 64 66 67 69 68 67 RH...................66 56 48 44 41 39 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......200 200 200 200 200 210 220 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.7 1.4 2.3 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 2.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......6 10 15 15 15 15 15 14 LVORI................2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............85 93 93 94 92 84 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................64 61 59 57 56 54 RH...................51 65 72 77 80 86 20 FT WIND...........SW 2 S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1700 700 600 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 13 SW 9 SW 8 W 7 W 7 W 6 LVORI................3 3 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............76 70 55 39 34 29 WEATHER COV..........S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................53 54 62 69 73 74 RH...................89 90 72 53 43 38 20 FT WIND...........W 2 W 3 W 4 NW 5 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........500 600 1600 3300 4300 4300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 6 W 8 NW 13 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 LVORI................6 5 4 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120201.FTG_3.01/CAE