FNUS72 KCAE 131734 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_2302...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1234 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWLY WEAKENING AND SHIFTING EAST. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS CURRENTLY...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHERLY AROUND 5 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER DUSK. DRY LOW LEVEL AIR IS STILL IN PLACE. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 18 TO 20 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES LEADING EDGE OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...TO SET UP AROUND DUSK AND LAST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFTS ARE ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS COULD BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT TIMES...AND SUBJECT TO ANY LOCAL EFFECTS. BOUNDARY LAYER WIND DATA PROVIDED BY SRNL INDICATE CURRENT MIXING HEIGHTS IN YOUR VICINITY ARE IN LINE WITH FORECAST. NO ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............1 15 30 38 47 51 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................48 52 54 55 55 53 RH...................26 21 18 17 18 21 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......170 200 210 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 7 7 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.0 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 TRANSP WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......8 8 9 10 10 9 LVORI................2 2 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%)..............51 65 75 92 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................49 43 39 38 RH...................30 41 54 62 20 FT WIND...........S 2G5 S 2G5 S 2G5 SW 2G5 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%)..............99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP.................36 39 47 52 RH...................75 79 65 61 20 FT WIND...........SW 2G5 S 2G5 SE 2G5 S 3G5 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.FTG_2.01/CAE