FNUS72 KCAE 142201 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRY HAMPTON RCW...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 601 PM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1820 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AS BOTH SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE NOT AS GREAT TONIGHT...SO FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE PATCHY. HOWEVER...DISPERSION WILL REMAIN QUITE POOR. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK UP BY AROUND 9 AM THURSDAY MORNING. MARGINAL INSTABILITY ON FRIDAY COMBINED WITH STRONG EARLY-SEASON HEATING COULD HELP TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 WEATHER COV.......... PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE......... FOG FOG FOG TEMP.................79 76 72 64 62 60 63 61 61 60 58 58 RH...................36 41 51 78 81 84 72 75 75 78 83 83 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......150 170 180 180 180 180 190 200 210 210 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........5.8 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W W TRANSP WIND SPD......6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 LVORI................2 2 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............6 7 12 13 14 18 WEATHER COV..........PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE.........FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................57 55 67 77 83 86 RH...................86 88 65 48 35 31 20 FT WIND...........S 1 NE 0 E 2 SE 4 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 200 1600 4100 6600 7000 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 3 NW 3 W 6 SW 7 S 9 S 8 LVORI................6 6 3 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.HARRY.03/CAE