FNUS72 KCAE 261227 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_1801...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 827 AM EDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL BRING YOU DRY CONDITIONS AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 5 MPH. DO NOT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN THE WIND DIRECTION DURING THE DAY. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY WHERE VALUES COULD DROP TO JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT. EVEN SO...THE LOWEST RH VALUE SHOULD STILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. AS FOR YOUR INVERSION CONCERNS...A SHALLOW WEAK INVERSION SHOULD SETUP RIGHT AROUND SUNSET WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER...A LOW-LEVEL JET IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS DO PICK UP SLIGHTLY AND MAY RESULT IN THE LOWER LEVELS REMIXING UP TO 1000 FT BEGINNING AROUND 2 AM. THIS WOULD THEN MAKE THE BOTTOM OF THE RAISED INVERSION LEVEL NEAR 1000 FT. AT THIS TIME...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO FORM DUE TO THE DRY AIR IN PLACE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............21 12 8 9 10 10 9 7 6 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................59 65 70 74 77 79 80 81 82 RH...................75 58 49 41 37 34 33 32 29 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......340 350 000 000 010 010 010 010 010 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......6 13 21 20 15 10 9 10 10 LVORI................4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............4 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................80 71 62 57 53 50 RH...................31 41 58 69 80 86 20 FT WIND...........N 3 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4900 300 200 200 500 800 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 10 N 9 NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 NE 7 LVORI................1 2 3 3 5 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 0 10 15 21 25 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................48 48 58 66 71 74 RH...................93 89 59 45 36 33 20 FT WIND...........E 5 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........1000 1000 1800 3300 4300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 E 20 E 12 SE 6 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 2 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.FTG_1.01/CAE