FNUS72 KCAE 161211 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C- 297...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 811 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHEAST SOME. THIS WILL ALLOW A LITTLE MORE WIND AND BETTER CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTION TODAY...MAINLY FROM THE SW. THE INVERSION SHOULD BREAK A LITTLE EARLIER THIS MORNING THAN YESTERDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AT YOUR LOCATION WILL FALL TO JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING...BUT CONFIDENCE LIMITED DUE TO POSSIBLE CLOUD COVER. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............59 60 63 64 65 68 71 WEATHER COV.......... SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW TEMP.................72 75 77 79 81 84 84 RH...................64 55 48 42 38 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 220 230 220 210 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 5 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST......8 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.9 3.4 4.7 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......8 12 13 14 15 15 14 LVORI................2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............73 77 79 82 84 81 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................81 75 70 67 64 62 RH...................39 50 57 63 73 78 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4900 500 200 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 SW 7 S 2 S 2 S 3 SW 3 LVORI................1 2 3 3 3 4 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............78 75 74 73 72 69 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................61 60 68 76 80 83 RH...................81 87 70 52 42 36 20 FT WIND...........SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........100 400 2400 3800 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 2 SW 3 SW 6 SW 9 W 10 W 10 LVORI................5 6 3 1 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...W E HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120316.C297_.01/CAE