FNUS72 KCAE 081233 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 53...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 733 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST WILL CIRCULATE A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN SHALLOW THROUGH TODAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES AT TIMES. THE SHALLOW MOISTURE SHOULD HELP PREVENT SIGNIFICANT RAIN. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ANY SHOWERS WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG WILL OCCUR IN SHOWERS TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............87 82 77 72 70 69 67 66 64 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................59 64 67 70 72 74 75 75 74 RH...................72 60 56 51 49 46 45 45 48 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE 20 FT WIND DIR.......120 130 140 150 160 160 150 150 150 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.4 1.6 2.8 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.4 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......7 8 9 12 13 15 16 16 14 LVORI................3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............62 56 55 54 57 68 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP.................72 67 63 61 60 59 RH...................51 61 72 78 81 87 20 FT WIND...........SE 4 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2300 200 400 400 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 10 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 LVORI................2 3 5 6 7 8 .FRIDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............79 85 92 98 97 88 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................57 58 63 66 69 71 RH...................93 90 78 70 63 57 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 SW 3 W 4 W 5 NW 6 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........200 1100 2200 3100 3300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 7 SW 7 W 7 NW 8 N 9 NW 8 LVORI................8 7 5 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.SRSCO.01/CAE