FNUS72 KCAE 011313 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CMPT 27 32 52...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 813 AM EST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. 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 TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............51 54 54 54 55 57 63 68 74 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................48 54 60 65 67 69 69 69 68 RH...................80 69 58 46 43 41 40 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 220 220 220 220 220 230 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 9 10 11 12 10 9 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.6 2.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......7 6 9 15 15 15 15 15 14 LVORI................4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............80 90 92 93 92 86 WEATHER COV.......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................65 62 60 58 57 55 RH...................52 60 67 75 77 83 20 FT WIND...........SW 4 SW 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST......7 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1700 700 600 600 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 W 8 W 8 LVORI................3 3 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............80 74 57 39 34 28 WEATHER COV..........S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................54 55 63 69 73 74 RH...................86 86 67 53 43 38 20 FT WIND...........W 3 W 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........500 700 1500 3200 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 8 W 9 NW 13 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 LVORI................5 4 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120201.SRSCM.01/CAE