FNUS72 KCAE 101147 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 647 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE HAS MOVED OFFSHORE AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TOWARD THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SLIGHT CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS AT MOST. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL BE SOUTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING AND VEER THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY ALONG WITH DRIER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS...WIND WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............69 76 79 84 86 88 92 94 95 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................39 45 50 55 58 60 62 62 60 RH...................82 68 61 55 53 51 50 52 58 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE SE S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......130 140 160 170 180 190 200 220 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......E SE SE S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 LVORI................5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............98 99 97 96 89 62 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP.................57 50 46 44 41 39 RH...................64 83 93 93 96 96 20 FT WIND...........W 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........1700 700 400 400 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 7 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 LVORI................2 5 6 6 6 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............36 28 23 18 16 11 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................38 39 46 52 54 56 RH...................92 82 60 43 35 26 20 FT WIND...........W 6 W 6 W 9 NW 12 NW 13 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 21 25 27 28 MIX HGT (FT).........300 1600 3800 4800 5100 4900 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 13 W 16 W 21 W 25 W 30 NW 32 LVORI................6 4 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120210.SRS__.01/CAE