FNUS72 KCAE 121205 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 4 12 2012...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 805 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL PICK UP TO AROUND 10 MPH OR SO FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE RELAXING BACK BELOW 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH RH VALUES DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM AND DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT AFTER 2-3 PM. STRONG INVERSION EXPECTED TO SET UP QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH POOR DISPERSION EXPECTED. FOG NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................42 48 54 58 61 64 66 67 67 RH...................51 40 32 27 24 22 20 20 21 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR.......000 000 010 000 350 340 340 330 320 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.2 2.1 3.0 4.2 5.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD......12 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 LVORI................2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................66 59 50 46 42 39 RH...................23 32 46 55 67 79 20 FT WIND...........NW 2 NW 1 W 0 W 1 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5600 700 500 300 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 8 NW 7 W 6 W 5 SW 5 W 5 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............1 1 8 13 18 22 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................37 38 52 61 67 70 RH...................89 85 50 36 29 27 20 FT WIND...........NW 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...DERRICK ODEGARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.CSNWR.01/CAE