FNUS72 KCAE 151049 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 53...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 649 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...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 THIS MORNING...SO FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE PATCHY. HOWEVER... DISPERSION WILL REMAIN QUITE POOR. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK UP BY AROUND 9 TO 10 AM THIS MORNING. MARGINAL INSTABILITY ON FRIDAY COMBINED WITH STRONG EARLY-SEASON HEATING COULD HELP TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............12 13 14 15 17 17 19 22 25 WEATHER COV..........PTY WEATHER TYPE.........FOG TEMP.................57 64 70 74 78 81 83 84 85 RH...................96 75 61 53 47 42 40 39 37 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND DIR.......150 190 210 210 210 210 210 210 200 20 FT WIND SPD.......0 0 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 1.6 2.9 4.1 5.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW S SW S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......5 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 LVORI................7 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............29 35 36 39 42 49 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................84 76 69 65 62 59 RH...................39 50 63 71 78 84 20 FT WIND...........S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........6900 300 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 10 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 10 SW 13 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 5 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............57 64 60 55 52 56 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................57 56 65 73 78 81 RH...................89 93 71 55 45 39 20 FT WIND...........S 1 S 1 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........300 600 1200 3500 6400 6000 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 13 LVORI................6 8 4 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.SRSCO.01/CAE