FNUS72 KCAE 161144 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-124 125 ENOREE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 744 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS RIDGING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. INCREASING MOISTURE ALONG WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSION POOR 2000 EDT TO 0800 EDT WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............67 66 65 66 68 69 70 71 73 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................62 67 72 75 78 80 81 85 85 RH...................82 71 60 52 45 40 37 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 210 220 230 240 250 240 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 4 5 5 5 6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.4 2.2 3.7 5.3 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......5 7 8 13 14 15 16 16 15 LVORI................3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............75 77 79 81 83 79 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................82 75 69 65 62 60 RH...................35 49 59 68 75 81 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5200 600 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 13 SW 8 S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 5 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...PETROLITO REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120316.C1241.01/CAE