FNUS72 KCAE 091344 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_TA18...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 844 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN DRY...BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT. WE EXPECT THE LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE STRONG INVERSION THIS MORNING WILL BREAK BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 1100 AM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...WITH MAINLY EASTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A SIMILAR INVERSION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH THE BREAK TIME AGAIN BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 1100 AM. FOG MAY OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. WE BELIEVE ANY FOG WILL BE LIGHT AND DISSIPATE BETWEEN 900 AM AND 1000 AM. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............23 26 28 30 32 30 26 24 25 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................41 45 49 52 54 56 57 57 55 RH...................59 49 42 36 34 31 31 33 37 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......050 060 070 080 080 080 090 100 110 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE E E E E SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 LVORI................3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............27 27 23 18 19 27 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................52 46 42 39 37 36 RH...................41 53 62 70 75 79 20 FT WIND...........E 2 SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 S 1 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........500 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 5 S 5 S 3 S 2 SE 2 E 1 LVORI................2 2 3 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............34 37 43 48 53 68 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................35 36 48 57 62 64 RH...................85 85 58 45 39 37 20 FT WIND...........S 0 S 1 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........100 300 500 2700 3500 3600 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 1 E 5 SE 8 S 13 SW 14 SW 13 LVORI................6 5 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.FTG_T.01/CAE