FNUS72 KCAE 051246 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_SAIA...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 746 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTH OF THE AREA AND A RIDGE TO THE SOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND. IT WILL BE A DRY WIND. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY BUT BE MAINLY CONSISTENT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET AND EXPECT AN INVERSION TO BEGIN SETTING UP AROUND 700 PM. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............5 6 7 8 9 8 6 4 3 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................51 53 54 57 59 60 62 62 60 RH...................41 36 34 29 26 25 22 22 24 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR.......270 280 280 290 290 300 310 310 320 20 FT WIND SPD.......14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST......30 35 35 40 40 35 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.4 3.9 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 4.9 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......26 31 35 37 38 36 31 26 21 LVORI................2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............1 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................57 48 43 40 36 34 RH...................27 37 45 50 58 64 20 FT WIND...........NW 7 N 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2100 700 600 500 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 15 N 9 N 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 LVORI................2 2 2 2 3 3 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 1 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................32 36 47 55 60 61 RH...................71 58 36 27 23 23 20 FT WIND...........NE 4 NE 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 700 1800 2900 3600 3200 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 7 NE 8 E 9 E 12 E 12 E 10 LVORI................3 3 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.FTG_S.01/CAE