FNUS72 KCAE 031252 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 81...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 752 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY RESULTING IN EASTERLY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. DRY AIR OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 24 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST FOR ARRIVAL ON SATURDAY. WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND REMAINING SMOKE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............31 35 39 41 42 44 46 48 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................55 59 62 64 66 66 66 65 RH...................41 36 32 28 26 24 25 30 20 FT WIND DIR.......E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......070 070 080 090 090 090 090 090 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......9 11 13 14 15 15 14 12 LVORI................2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............50 54 62 70 75 85 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................62 54 50 48 46 43 RH...................36 49 58 63 68 76 20 FT WIND...........E 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1400 500 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 8 E 5 E 3 E 5 E 5 E 5 LVORI................2 3 3 4 5 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............93 95 95 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP.................42 43 50 56 59 60 RH...................82 86 74 66 64 64 20 FT WIND...........E 2 E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........300 300 400 1400 2400 2100 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 5 E 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 S 10 LVORI................8 8 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120203.SRSCO.01/CAE